In "the highwayman," why does tim the ostler spy on the highwayman and bess?

a.
tim is in love with bess.

b.
tim is jealous of bess.

c.
tim has been robbed by the highwayman.

d.
tim is a british soldier.

on a cabin, which was on a boat, (that looked like a paper cruise), we were all on a trip and an example of one word to describe it was 'amazing' as we all had a party (almost like the one i had previously had at a house of my friend's) and we played games with a bag, a box and a letter!

sorry, i could only think of one sentence, check it before you use the sentence because it is important that it is up to your standards.

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.