Read the excerpt from ���on the gulls' road.��� then answer the question. all the next morning i felt this flow of life, which continually impelled me toward mrs. ebbling. after the merest greeting, however, i kept away. i found it pleasant to thwart myself, to measure myself against a current that was sure to carry me with it in the end. what does the word thwart mean?
a. help
b. tease
c. indulge
d. prevent