Read the excerpt from the land. i gave him one. "he's got no hold," i said. mitchell looked at me, then kept on with what he was doing. ray sutcliffe smiled. "well, you ride for me today, and i'll make it worth your while." i glanced at mitchell and took my time before i asked, "mister sutcliffe, what're you figuring as worth my while? " this dialogue advances the plot of the story by showing that sutcliffe a: will offer mitchell money to ride his horse. b: will pay paul to ride his horse. c: is not willing to negotiate with paul. d: is suspicious of paul’s motives.