Choose the best paraphrase for the following lines from “the cask of amontillado." "in an instant he had reached the extremity of the niche, and finding his progress arrested by the rock, stood stupidly bewildered a. he thought he should sit down but decided to stand up until he reached the end b. he felt silly when he reached the end of the tunnel and did not know which direction to turn next c. when he reached the far end and realized there was a rock wall blocking his path, he became confused d. he poured another glass of wine and soon realized he had drank too much already