In of mice and men, what is most closely the meaning of the underlined phrase in the passage below (paragraphs 9-10)? "o. k. someday—we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and—" "an’ live off the fatta the lan’," lennie shouted. "an’ have rabbits. go on, george! tell about what we’re gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it. tell about that, george."

a) to live without having to work

b) to eat a lot of food

c) to go on a diet

d) to live for a long time