Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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your post of duty, Mr. Retief. Surely this matter could have been dealt said. "They're going right ahead with their program of land-grabbing on Flamme. So far, I've persuaded the Boyars that this is a matter for the Corps, and not to take matters into their own hands." "There is a little something further," said Retief, sitting solidly in parties of 'homesteaders'—all male and toting rocket launchers." "Surely there's land enough on the world to afford space to both groups," the Under-Secretary said. "A spirit of co-operation—" "The Boyars needed some co-operation sixty years ago," Retief said. "They tried to get the Aga Kagans to join in and help them beat back some of the saurian wild life that liked to graze on people. "I want a firm assurance of Corps support to take back to Flamme," Retief said. "The Boyars are a little naive. They don't understand diplomatic triple-speak. They just want to hold onto the homes they've made out of a wasteland." "I'm warning you, Retief!" the Under-Secretary snapped, leaning forward, wattles quivering. "Corps policy with regard to Flamme includes no inflammatory actions based on outmoded concepts. The Boyars will have to accommodate themselves to the situation!" "Confounded hot-heads," he muttered. "Very well, Retief. I'll go along Back in the corridor, Magnan turned to Retief. "When will you learn On the broad verandah at Government House, Retief settled himself "You've done great things here in sixty years, Georges," said Retief. "Say, if that's the same barley you distill your whiskey from, I'd call that a first-class atrocity." "Retief, on your say-so, I've kept my boys on a short leash. They've put up with plenty. Last week, while you were away, these barbarians sailed that flotilla of armor-plated junks right through the middle of them back with assurances that the CDT would step in and take care of "So we sit tight and watch 'em take our world away from us. That's what I get for playing along with you, Retief. We should have clobbered "I'll deliver the Note personally," Retief said. "I could use a couple "Strong-arm lads, eh? What have you got in mind, Retief?" "A little muscle in the background is an old diplomatic custom," Retief said. "That," said Retief, "should lend just the right note of solidarity to with a hoarse yell. A herd of scraggly goats tossed their heads among a stand of ripe grain. The car pulled to a stop. Retief held the Boyar's "Keep calm, Georges," he said. "Remember, we're on a diplomatic A bearded goat eyed the Boyar Chef sardonically, jaw working. "Look at that long-nosed son!" The goat gave a derisive bleat and took another mouthful of ripe grain. "Did you see that?" Georges yelled. "They've trained the son of a—" "Chin up, Georges," Retief said. "We'll take up the goat problem along "Hold it, Georges. Look over there." the ridge to the air-car where Retief and the Chef d'Regime hovered, Georges scrambled for the side of the car. "Just wait 'til I get my Retief pulled him back. "Sit tight and look pleased, Georges. Never pebbles. Georges coughed, batting a hand at the settling dust. Retief trio of Aga Kagan cavaliers. "Peace be with you," he intoned in accent-free Kagan. "May your shadows never grow less." "Have no fear," Retief said, smiling graciously. "He who comes as a A smooth-faced member of the threesome barked an oath and leveled his rifle at Retief. "Youth is the steed of folly," Retief said. "Take care that the beardless one does not disgrace his house." "Provision is not taken to the houses of the generous," Retief said. The leader edged his horse close, eyed Retief fiercely. "We welcome no intruders on our lands." "To praise a man for what he does not possess is to make him appear foolish," Retief said. "These are the lands of the Boyars. But enough of these pleasantries. We seek audience with your ruler." Retief said. "I must decline to impute canine ancestry to a guest. Now "The hen has feathers, but it does not fly," Retief said. "We have "Only love makes me weep," Retief said. "I laugh at hatred." Retief puffed at his cigar, eyeing the Aga Kagan cheerfully. The youth in the rear moved forward, teeth bared. "Never give in to the fool, lest he say, 'He fears me,'" Retief said. around the car. Georges started the vehicle forward, following the "Just a routine exchange of bluffs," Retief said. "Now when we get "These birds are armed. And they don't like strangers," Georges said. drawn sabers catching sunlight. Retief and Georges stepped from the Retief and Georges crossed the thick rugs. A cold draft blew toward them. The reclining man sneezed violently, wiped his nose on another silken scarf and held up a hand. "Night and the horses and the desert know me," he said in resonant tones. "Also the sword and the guest and paper and pen—" He paused, wrinkled his nose and sneezed again. "Turn off that damned "Excellency," Retief said, "I have the honor to present M. Georges Retief said. "No goat-meat will be required." "It is written in the sands that all strangers are kin. Still, he who visits rarely is a welcome guest. Be seated." III Handmaidens brought cushions, giggled and fled. Retief and Georges Terrestrienne," Retief said solemnly. A perfumed slave girl offered Retief flipped over two pages. the Agreement entered into by his Excellency's predecessor, and as "Your Excellency has a lucid way of putting things," Retief said. "At first glance," Retief said, "it looks as though the places are "Also," Georges said distinctly, "I think you're soft. You lie around "You admit you're here to grab our land, then," Georges said. "That's possibly 'legitimate aspirations, for self-determination of formerly exploited peoples' might fit the case. Aggression is, by definition, an activity carried on only by those who have inherited the mantle of lightly as a moral duty others are dubbed imperialist merely for holding onto their own. Unfair, you say. But that's life, my friends. "We'll fight you!" Georges bellowed. He took another gulp of whiskey "Excellent color, don't you agree?" He turned his eyes on Georges. be dubbed warmongers." "I see you're quite a student of history, Stanley," Retief said. "I wonder if you recall the eventual fate of most of the would-be empire "The confounded impudence," Georges rasped. "Tells us to our face what he has in mind!" "An ancient and honorable custom, from the time of and the of Leung. Such declarations have a legendary quality. It's traditional that they're "You're stretching your analogy a little too far," Retief said. "You're "Tell me, Stanley," Retief said, rising. "Are we quite private here?" make in confidence? But what of our dear friend Georges? One would not "Don't worry about Georges. He's a realist, like you. He's prepared to

<question>:
What is the nature of the relationship between Georges and Retief?

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A Old friends from their time in the Corps
B Argumentative diplomatic colleagues
C Amicable bridge between Boyar and Corps
D Brotherly from their Boyar childhood together

<answer>:

C