Pls hurry

read the following excerpt of muir's "calypso borealis" and answer the question.

i wrote to the professor, telling him about this meeting with calypso, and he sent the letter to an eastern newspaper [the boston recorder] with some comments of his own. these, as far as i know, were the first of my words that appeared in print.

which word best describes the tone of this excerpt?

frustrated
overjoyed
proud
straightforward

D) Straightforward.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. From the given options, the word that best describes the tone of the excerpt, is the corresponding to option D: straightforward, because the speaker goes straight to the point and gives the information in a clear and direct way.

i would think its c but i'm not sure

answer: i think it is saying that “the young man hopes she will be free. him escape signal him the door with the lady give him a ring run away with him.

explanation: i ask myself in my head and think and think until i found this