Historian: In rebuttal of my claim that West influenced Stuart, some people point out that West' s work is mentioned only once in Stuart' s diaries. But Stuart' s diaries mention several meetings with West, and Stuart' s close friend, Abella, studied under West. Furthermore, Stuart' s work often uses West' s terminology which, though now commonplace, none of Stuart' s contemporaries used. Which one of the following propositions is most supported by the historian's statements, if those statements are true?
A: Stuart's work was not entirely free from West's influence
B: Stuart's contemporaries were not influenced by West.
C: It is more likely that Stuart influenced West than that West influenced Stuart.
D: Stuart's discussions with Abella were one of the means by which West influenced Stuart.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
A