In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

Statement: He saw the hurt in the man's eyes but he had to talk to the Swords alone. Choices: 1. He took the man with him to attack the Swords. 2. He knew the man was upset but it was for his own good. 3. He had to speak with them privately.
2

Statement: One wonders whether the dark and shadowy world of his photographs might have had some association in his mind with the ambivalence he felt toward the Jews he posed in such excruciating positions. Choices: 1. One wonders if his history of being a circus clown effected his photography. 2. One wonders if his history in photography effected his posing of Jews. 3. One wonders if his history of abusive behavior effected his posing of Jews.  
3

Statement: Maybe Doc Matthews ain't here, after all.  Choices: 1. Doc Matthews is right here.  2. Perhaps Doc Matthews isn't here after all.  3. Perhaps Doc Matthews is still at the bar. 

3