Context: I did not want to Shirk my duty to her as a husband ... But every time I found her with another man , I hoped from the bottom of my heart that he would steal her away . Evenutally one of them did . And I got to live in my big house , alone . Except for the servants ... One of Whom I had Begun to believe was watching me .
Question: Why did the speaker hope that the one of the men would eventually take his wife away for good ?
Option 0: He wanted to leave the woman for one of his servants but he did n't want to be known for doing this
Option 1: He wanted out of the marriage but he did n't want to take responsibility for ending it
Option 2: He was hoping that she would leave so that he could spend more time on his work projects , which she got in the way of
Option 3: None of the above choices .
Answer: 1