Read the sentence from paragraph 14 of the selection. She had borne that morning all that nature could endure; and as her temperament was not of the order that escapes from too intense suffering by a swoon, her spirit could only shelter itself beneath a stony crust of insensibility, while the faculties of animal life remained entire.

What inference can be drawn about the narrator’s attitude toward Hester’s plight?

A. He feels indifferent to her.
B. He looks down on her.
C. He sympathizes with her.
D. He is confused by her.