A) -6
B) 8
C) 1
D) 6
E) 10

$$\text { Evaluate the function } f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 2 } + 7 , & x < 1 \\7 x ^ { 2 } + 7 , & x \geq 1\end{array} \text { at } f ( - 1 ) \right.$$

A) -6
B) 8
C) 1
D) 6
E) 10