Paragraphs one and two provide a lengthy description of the town and its geographic location relative to the capital. The narrator also describes the tax-collector's home in paragraph three. How do these details about the setting contribute to your understanding of "The Refusal"? How does the setting help develop the conflict and events of the story? Your analysis should be a minimum of 300 words. Cite evidence from the text to support your answer. (If anyone has already completed this assignment before it would be great help. Thank you:3)