Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

<passage>:
The enemy was friendly enough. Trouble was—their friendship was as dangerous as their hate! General Finogenov notified Major Winship that the underground blast was red, too. I'm afraid ... it's weakening it.... Redder. Oh, oh." Major Winship, after receiving the message, discussed precautions with "What?" said Capt. Lawler. "Watch out! There. There! " Capt. Wilkins leaped from his position. Major Winship attempted unsuccessfully to communicate with Base "Is Pinov," came the reply. "Help?" ," said Major Winship, exhausting his Russian. "Count down. "Boom! Boom!" said Major Winship in exasperation. "Boom—boom!" said Pinov. "Oh, nuts." Major Winship cut out the circuit. "They've got Pinov on emergency watch this morning," he explained to the other Americans. "The one that doesn't speak English." "He's done it deliberately," said Capt. Wilkins, the eldest of the four Americans. "How are we going to know when it's over?" No one bothered to respond. They sat for a while in silence while the Major Winship shifted restlessly. "My reefer's gone on the fritz." "I'll try again," Major Winship said and switched to the emergency "Is Pinov. Help?" "Pinov's still there," Major Winship said. closing the door behind him. The darkness slowly filled with air, and the temperature inside the suit declined steadily. At the proper moment of pressure, the inner lock slid open and Major Winship stepped into when the floor beneath him rose and fell gently, pitching him forward, off balance. He stumbled against the table and ended up seated beside "I'm okay," Major Winship answered. "Okay! Okay!" "Okay," Major Winship said. "We told them this might happen," he added "Is Pinov," came the supremely relaxed voice. "Help?" Major Winship whinnied in disgust. " " he snarled. To the other Americans: "Our comrades seem unconcerned." other. For a minute or two, static blanked out the communications "I guess I was just—" Major Winship began. "Oh, hell! We're losing "Got 'em," Major Winship said a moment later. Major Winship moved quickly to cut out the emergency air supply which Major Winship pressed the sheeting over the leak. "How's that?" "Damn!" Major Winship said, "they should have made these things more "Oops," said Major Winship. "Just a second. They're coming in." He "Major Winship! Hello! Hello, hello, hello. You A Okay?" "This is Major Winship." "You did this deliberately," Major Winship said testily. "No, no. Oh, no, no, no, no. Major Winship, please believe me. I very much regret this. Very much so. I am very distressed. Depressed. After repeatedly assuring you there was no danger of a quake—and then to have something like this happen. Oh, this is very embarrassing to me. Is there anything at all we can do?" "Just leave us alone, thank you," Major Winship said and cut off the "I'll be damned surprised," Major Winship said, "if they got any "Larry," Major Winship said, "why don't you get Earth?" Major Winship looked at the microphone. "Well, I'll just report and—" Major Winship got down and Capt. Wilkins got up. Major Winship said dryly, "Never mind. I notice it hardens on contact "How're the other ones?" asked Major Winship. "The only way you can check is to extrude it," Lt. Chandler said, "and if it does extrude, you've ruined it." "That's that," Major Winship said. "There's nothing for it but to yell Major Winship, with his deficient reefer, remained behind. Capt. It was an awkward operation that took several minutes. Capt. Wilkins cursed twice during the operation. "I'd hate to live in this thing for any period." "I think these suits are one thing we've got over the Russians," Major big and heavy. Everything. Weight, hell. Fifty pounds more or less—" "They've got the power-plants for it." "Do you think he did that deliberately?" Major Winship asked. "I think he's trying to force us off. I think he hoped for the quake. Gagarin's built to take it, I'll say that. Looks like it, anyhow. You don't suppose they planned this all along? Even if they didn't, they sure got the jump on us again, didn't they? I told you what he told me?" "You told me," Capt. Wilkins said. After a moment, Major Winship said bitterly, "To hell with the Russian engineer." "If you've got all that power...." plate to the small transmitter-receiver set on Major Winship's back. Eventually, trailing wires, Major Winship was coupled into the network. "Okay," Major Winship gestured. At this point, Major Winship observed for the first time that he was Major Winship was squirming nervously, obviously perturbed. "A-Okay," he said. "Just a moment." "What's wrong?" came the worried question. In the background, he heard someone say, "I think there's something wrong." Major Winship made a strangling motion and reached for his throat. One arm tangled a cable and jerked the speaker jack loose. Major Winship could no longer hear the alarmed expressions from the Cape. The effort was not entirely subvocal, since he emitted a little gasping cry in involuntary realism. Air, Major Winship said silently. Major Winship caught his arm and nodded his head toward the loose jack. of American warnings that such a disturbance might release accumulated stresses in the long undisturbed satellite, and was done in the face of "Immediately following the detonation, Freedom 19 was called on to being inserted. Another tap indicated it was seated. Major Winship "The Soviet Union," came the reply, "has reported the disturbance and A new voice came on. "We tried to contact you earlier, Major. We will "I will forward a coded report on the occurrence," Major Winship said. "The leak has not yet been repaired. Over and out." Methodically, Capt. Wilkins set about disconnecting the major from the transmitter. "Wow!" said Major Winship when he was once more in communication. "For Winship, squinting out into the glaring sunlight. "Why didn't you just borrow a cupful?" Major Winship said sarcastically. said. "He was out, himself, to greet us. I think he was really quite upset by the quake. Probably because his people had misfigured so bad." "He's too damned suspicious," Major Winship said. "You know and I know why they set that blast off. I tried to tell him. Hell. He looks at me like an emasculated owl and wants to know our ulterior motive in trying to prevent a purely scientific experiment, the results of which will be published in the technical press for the good of everybody. I'll bet!" "It's the salt." "Speaking of salt. I wish I had some salt tablets," Major Winship said. "I've never sweat so much since basic." "Want to bet Finogenov hasn't got a bushel of them?" "No!" Major Winship snapped. "Watch it! Watch it! You almost hit me in the face plate with that!" "Sorry." "With what?" asked Major Winship. "I hope this doesn't set on exposure to air." "No," Capt. Lawler said. "It sets by some kind of chemical action. in his voice. "This is a hell of a time for this to occur to me. I just wasn't thinking, before. Major Winship, Lt. Chandler, and Capt. Lawler, recognizing the sense of He and the Major reached the airlock at the same time and became

<question>:
Why did Major Winship likely refuse to call for help when they could not communicate with Pinov?

<options>:
A He was stubborn.
B He wanted to handle the situation by protocol.
C He wanted to be responsible for saving the day.
D He was afraid of the consequences.

<answer>:

A