What does hauchecorne, the main character in guy de maupassant's "the piece of string," learn by the story's end?

a.
local governing officials will treat their citizens fairly.

b.
thieves will say anything to get out of trouble.

c.
sly people are not trusted even when telling the truth.

d.
some people will not listen to reason.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.