English

Kate Bentley

23 May, 21:10

But by and by, sure enough, I catched a glimpse of fire away through the trees. I went for it cautious and slow. By and by I was close enough to have a look, and there laid a man on the ground. It most give me the fantods. He had a blanket around his head, and his head was nearly in the fire.

Based on the mood of the excerpt as well as its shared root with the word phantom, what does fantods mean?

distress

concern

contempt

distraction