Relying on your understanding of the brute$-$force string matching algorithm, and without tracing every step, determine the number of character comparisons made by the brute$-$force algorithm presented in class in searching for the pattern XOL$\_$ in the text:

THERE$\_$XOLL$\_$TO$\_$LIXO$\_$LIFE$\_$XXOL$\_$MORE

Explain your answer by making a logical argument for the correctness of your result.