Points $A,B,$ and C lie in a uniform electric field along a line from left to right, respectively. Point B is at a lower electric potential than point $A.$ Point $C$ is at a lower electric potential than point $B.$ Which one of the following statements best describes the subsequent motion, if any, of a positively charged particle released from rest at point B$?$ The particle will move at constant velocity in the direction of point $C.$ The particle will accelerate in the direction of point $A.$ The particle will move at constant velocity in the direction of point $A.$ The particle will accelerate in the direction of point $C.$ The particle will remain at rest.