Read the excerpt below and answer the question.


The stranger afterwards related that Tennessee beguiled the time with interesting anecdote and reminiscence, but illogically concluded the interview in the following words:

"And now, young man, I'll trouble you for your knife, your pistols, and your money...."


The excerpt above is an example of Harte's use of _____.


A.) first-person narrative

B.) local color

C.) realism

D.) humor