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 ?
Options:
0. He wanted to leave the woman for one of his servants but he did n't want to be known for doing this
1. He wanted out of the marriage but he did n't want to take responsibility for ending it
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
3. None of the above choices .
Answer: 1