Which excerpt from the story illustrates tom's overconfidence?
a. "the upshot of all which is, that, if i mistake not…you are he commonly called old scratch."
b. "tom was a hard-minded fellow, not easily daunted, and he had lived so long with a termagant wife, that he did not even fear the devil."
c. "let us get hold of the property…and we will endeavor to do without the woman."
d. "thus tom was the universal friend of the needy, and he acted like a 'friend in need; ' that is to say, he always exacted good pay and good security."