PLEASE HELP Read the passage from Chapter 4 of Botchan.

The fools at both ends were bent on making a goose of me. I realized this, but then I was at a loss what to do. I frankly confess that I have not quite as much tact as dashing spirit. In such a case I am wholly at the mercy of swaying circumstances without my own way of getting through it. Nevertheless, I do not expect to play the part of underdog. If I dropped the affair then and there, it would reflect upon my dignity. It would be mortifying to have them think that they had one on the Tokyo-kid and that Tokyo-kid was wanting in tenacity.

What does the tone in this passage reveal about Botchan?
Botchan, Chapter 4

A) The relieved tone shows Botchan has realized he does not care what the students think about him.

B) The vengeful tone shows Botchan vows to find a way to make the students pay for their antics.

C) The desperate tone shows Botchan is determined to find a way to show the students that they have not gotten the best of him.

D) The defeated tone shows Botchan cannot think of a way to get out of the situation the students have placed him in.