Read the passage from "letter by a swiss-german immigrant to pennsylvania (august 23, 1769)." dearest father, brother, and sister and brother-in-law, i have told you quite fully about the trip, and i will tell you what will not surprise you—that we have a free country. of the sundry craftsmen, one may do whatever one wants. nor does the land require payment of tithes [taxes to support a local landlord, typical in europe]. . the land is very big from canada to the east of us to carolina in the south and to the spanish border in the west. . one can settle wherever one wants without asking anyone when he buys or leases something. . what does the author have in mind when he calls america a "free country"?

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."