Read the beginning of the story and choose the most logical continuation. "The old lighthouse keeper, Thomas, lived a solitary life. One stormy night, as the waves crashed against the rocks, he noticed a faint light blinking far out at sea, not from a ship, but from something much smaller. He grabbed his binoculars and saw a tiny, distressed boat. He knew he had to act fast, but the storm was raging, and his own small rescue boat was old and unreliable. He hesitated for a moment, then..."
A) ...he decided to go back to bed, hoping the storm would pass.