But the greatest danger i ever underwent in that kingdom was from a monkey, who belonged to one of the clerks in the kitchen. . [r]eaching one of his paws in at the door, as a cat does when she plays with a mouse . . [he] seized the lappet of my coat . . and dragged me out. he took me up in his right fore-foot, and held me as a nurse does a child she is going to suckle, just as i have seen the same sort of creature do with a kitten in europe; and when i offered to struggle, he squeezed me so hard, that i thought it more prudent to submit.

in the passage above, who or what is the antagonist of the character vs. nature conflict?

the monkey
the kitten
the narrator
the clerks