In the following excerpt from "The Terrible Old Man" by H. P. Lovecraft, which type of conflict is most evident?

"Waiting seemed very long to Mr. Czanek as he fidgeted restlessly in the covered motor-car by the Terrible Old Man's house, and he did not like the hideous screams he had heard in the ancient house just after the hour appointed for the deed. Very nervously he watched that narrow oaken gate in the high and ivy-clad stone wall."

A. Character vs. self
B. Character vs. society
C. Character vs. supernatural
D. Character vs. technology