The effect of Irving's word choice in the passage from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture" is that "It shows how nervous the painting makes the narrator."
Word choice is an important part of writing and correct word choice creates a massive impact on the reader. Word choice refers to the selection of appropriate word from vast vocabulary to create an influence.
Proper word choice makes the audience or the reader to connect to the author more effectively. In the passage "How was this vile nervous fit..." the words vile, stealing a glance, distress, insufferable, and so on evidence the fear of  character.
Therefore the correct option is A.
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