He caught a glimpse of a most singular thing, what seemed a handless arm waving towards him, and a face of three huge indeterminate spots on white, very like the face of a pale pansy.
Which of these is the BEST connotation for the word glimpse as it is used in the selected sentence?
A) a gaze in a given direction
B) a brief, incomplete view or look
C) a pleasurable and absorbing look
D) an unhealthy and extended observation