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[Mr. Brooke] had travelled in his younger years, and was held in this part of the country to have contracted a too rambling habit of mind. Mr. Brooke’s conclusions were as difficult to predict as the weather.
As used in the text, what does the word "contracted" most nearly mean?

a. Settled
b. Developed
c. Restricted
d. Described