Read these lines from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: The cold wind seemed to blow colder there than outside the gate; and it made a shrill noise in howling in and out at the open sides of the brewery, like the noise of wind in the rigging of a ship at sea. What overall impression does this description give of the house the narrator is approaching?

AThe house is forbidding and a bit frightening.

BThe house seems like an adventure to explore.

CThe house holds many unexpected surprises.

DThe house makes unexpected but light-hearted sounds.