Read the following passage and answer the question.
"You are not paid to be idle," the captain often declared, and he, setting an example, was never slack in his duty.
Excerpts from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, copyright © 1990 by Avi. Used by permission of Brandt and Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. All rights reserved.
What is the best meaning for the word "idle"?
A: busy
B: angry
C: lazy
D: energetic
