Abigail, with a bitter anger: oh, i marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be –
proctor, angered-at himself as well: you'll speak nothin' of elizabeth!
abigail: she is blackening my name in the village! she is telling lies about me! she is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! let her turn you like a –
proctor, shaking her: do you look for whippin'?

which event causes this exchange between abigail and proctor?

a. elizabeth accusing abigail of practicing witchcraft
b. proctor accusing abigail of making false accusations
c. proctor rejecting abigail's attempts to rekindle their relationship
d. elizabeth leaving proctor when he tried to rekindle his affair with abigail