Instructions Read the question carefully and select the best answer. The following passage (paragraph 14) mainly shows that __ Thornton's doubt was strong in his face, but his fighting spirit was aroused-the fighting spirit that soars above odds.fails to recognize the impossible, and is deaf to all save the clamor for battle. He called Hans and Pete to him. Their sacks were slim, and with his own the three partners could rake together only two hundred dollars . In the ebb of their fortunes, this sum was their total capital;yet they laid it unhesitatingly against Matthewson's six hundred. A. Hans and Pete are loyal friends ) B. Thornton is selfish because he risks his friend's money C. Thornton is too proud to back down from the challenge D ) D. Hans and Pete are foolish