Read the excerpt from the dark game.

mr. h. quickly began talking to his contacts in the city. soon he heard of a british printer in mexico city who had been falsely arrested for printing counterfeit money. mr. h. intervened with the british minister, who got the frightened printer released from custody and the charges against him dropped. the printer, overjoyed to be free, told mr. h. that he would welcome the opportunity to repay the agent for his intervention. as a matter of fact, mr. h. told him, there was a favor the printer could do for him.

why does mr. h. intercede on behalf of the british printer?

a. the printer is his close friend.
b. the printer can the british.
c. the printer is a fellow englishman.
d. the printer was falsely accused.