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