Read the excerpt from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.

You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.

What type of tone does the writer convey?


A. a conversational, relaxed tone
B.a professional, businesslike tone
C. an elegant, sophisticated tone
D. a strict, analytical tone