In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Q: Statement: He decided that Tuppence, in the throes of anxiety, had gone to the police, and that his disappearance having been made public the gang had not been slow to put two and two together. Choices:  1. The gang was after him for stealing their jewels and they thought that he was still missing.  2. He thought that Tuppence, being full of angst, went to law enforcement and that public knowledge of the fact that he was missing made public the group didn't put the two facts together.  3. Tuppence was content and lacked worry and didn't leave the house. 

A: 2
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Q: Statement: All real little girls' dresses from the '20s to the '60s had been crotch-length. Choices:  1. All authentic little girls' dresses from the '20s to the '60s were floor length. 2. All authentic dresses for little girls from the '20s to the '60s were crotch-length.  3. It was not a problem that little girls' dresses from the '20s to the '60s were crotch-length because children were not yet sexualized the way they are now. 

A: 2
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Q: Statement: As curator of the exhibition, Krens lays on this technical specification as a defense against the charge of unseriousness. Choices:  1. Krens doesn't care if someone criticizes the exhibition. 2. Curator Krens uses technical specifications when accused of not taking things seriously. 3. Technical specifications can be used when accusations of being unserious are made.

A:
2
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