Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde.

mr. utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable.

which best explains why this excerpt is part of the plot’s exposition?

a . it to develop the central conflict of the story.

b. it provides background information about a character.

c. it hints at what is going to happen to mr. utterson.

d. it describes mr. utterson as a man not to be trusted.