PLS HELP WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST! NEED ASAP Read the excerpts from paragraphs 11 and 12.

(11) It was morning when he awoke and threw a startled glance upward to the twisted branches of the oak that bent above, sifting down sunshine on his brown face and close curled hair. Slowly he remembered the loneliness, the fear and wild running through the dark. He laughed in the bold courage of day and stretched himself.

(12) Then suddenly he bethought him again of that vision of the night—the waving arms and flying limbs of the girl, and her great black eyes looking into the night and calling him….

What does the phrase "laughed in the bold courage of day" mean in the excerpt?

A.
The warm sunshine streaming down on him in the day made him giddy.
B.
Everything seemed clearer in the morning, so he no longer feels afraid.
C.
He was able to gather all of his courage after he woke up and stretched.
D.
Laughing is a great way to relieve fear and tension, so he made himself laugh.