THANKS! Boys," said he, "I have thought of a plan. You know what a plague it is to have to stand in the quagmire yonder. See, I am bedaubed to the knees, and you are all in the same plight.

"Now I propose that we build a wharf. You see these stones? The workmen mean to use them for building a house here. My plan is to take these same stones, carry them to the edge of the water, and build a wharf with them. What say you, lads? Shall we build the wharf?"

"Yes, yes," cried the boys; "let's set about it!"
Using contextual evidence in this section of the passage, which statement best explains the meaning of "plague"?
A)It means a tiresome bore.
B)It means a frightful dream.
C)It means a terrible disease.
D)It means an intolerable situation.