Read the excerpt from The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton. Then, answer the question that follows.

After that she said to herself that she would never have another dog; but one bitter cold evening a poor lean greyhound was found whining at the castle-gate, and she took him in and forbade the maids to speak of him to her husband. She hid him in a room that no one went to, smuggled food to him from her own plate, made him a warm bed to lie on and petted him like a child."

Which type of characterization is evident in this passage?

A Direct; the author tells the reader exactly what type of personality the woman has
B Direct; the reader must infer what the woman is like based on her thoughts and actions
C Indirect; the author tells the reader exactly what type of personality the woman has
D Indirect; the reader must infer what the woman is like based on her thoughts and actions