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?

The tone of a text is a concept that refers to the way in which the author wants to convey the message. Generally, the texts have different tones to add character to the text and motivate the reader to engage with the text.

What is the tone of the fragment?

To identify the tone of the fragment we must read it carefully, pay attention to the language it uses and identify if it has words that can give us clues of the tone.

Taking into account the above, it can be inferred that the tone of the fragment is straightforward due to the fact that the author does not use complex language. On the contrary, the language is simple, clear and literal so that the receiver and the reader understand the message.

Note: This question is incomplete because the options are missing. Here are the options:

frustrated
overjoyed
proud
straightforward

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