"black as the night" mustache, "black eyes", "dark face"...
dark or black is almost always used as a description for bad or evil.
The answer is A Precedent
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Hemingway's limited use of adjectives enables us to understand the story at two levels. The first level is that the simplicity makes it easier for us to understand the text itself in its physical form. The second level is the deeper meaning which is reflected in the minimalistic style. Instead of just telling us something, he wants us to understand it on our own, making it a much more lasting impression.
<span>It makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful.</span>
