B) That the narrator was afflicted by illness and fell to the ground.
Explanation:
"There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery. I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines." This text show that by using context clues the narrator was afflicted and hurt deeply and needed assistance he was on the verge of death.
