Context: My answers were polite one or two syllable replies , hoping that he would get the hint . He did not . So he chatted on for about 5 mins before he finally caught on and the conversation died away . I reached Bukit Merah at 8 am so I had some choice of seating . The earlier birds had all occupied the back rows and the next available empty seat was about mid way of the auditorium .
Question: What can plausibly be the hint to which the author makes reference in the paragraph ?
Option 0: None of the above choices .
Option 1: The author most likely means that the speaker should have sensed that they were upset about something .
Option 2: The author was hoping that the speaker would understand that they wanted to sit in a different seat .
Option 3: The author is alluding to the notion that they wanted to be left undisturbed by strangers while t travelling .
Answer: 3