Question

it is more important to senor don jose to claim his land than to spend time with family.
which sentence from the passage best supports this inference?
excerpt from a journey in the heart of spain
from dona perfecta
by b. perez galdos
\we must follow this path now. the bridge is broken, and the river can only be forded at the hill of the lilies.\
\the hill of the lilies,\ repeated the cavalier, emerging from his reverie. \how abundant beautiful names are in these unattractive localities! since i have been travelling
in this part of the country, the terrible irony of the names is a constant surprise to me.\...
senor licurgo either did not hear the young mans words, or, hearing, he paid no attention to them. when they had forded the river, which, turbid and impetuous, hurried
on with impatient haste, as if fleeing from its own hands, the peasant pointed with outstretched arm to some barren and extensive fields that were to be seen on the left,
and said:
\those are the poplars of bustamante.\
\my lands!\ exclaimed the traveler joyfully, gazing at the melancholy fields illumined by the early morning light....
\it is the best land in the country,\ said senor licurgo, \and for the chick - pea, there is no other like it.\
\i am delighted to hear it, for since they came into my possession these famous lands have never brought me a penny.\
the wise legislator of sparta scratched his ear and gave a sigh.
\but i have been told,\ continued the young man, \that some of the neighboring proprietors have put their ploughs in these estates of mine, and that, little by little, they
are filching them from me. here there are neither landmarks nor boundaries, nor real ownership, senor licurgo.\
the peasant, after a pause, during which his subtle intellect seemed to be occupied in profound disquisitions, expressed himself as follows:
\uncle paso largo, whom, for his great foresight, we call the philosopher, set his plough in the poplars, above the hermitage, and bit by bit, he has gobbled up six\tanegas.\
\what an incomparable school!\ exclaimed the young man, smiling. \i wager that he has not been the only - philosopher?\
\it is a true saying that one should talk only about what one knows, and that if there is food in the dove - cote, doves wont be wanting. but you, senor don jose, can
apply to your own cause the saying that the eye of the master fattens the ox, and now that you are here, try and recover your property.\
\perhaps that would not be so easy, senor licurgo,\ returned the young man, just as they were entering a path bordered on either side by wheat - fields, whose
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Explanation:

To support the inference that Senor Don Jose prioritizes claiming his land over family time, we need a quote showing his focus on reclaiming his property. The key line is his excited reaction to his land and his immediate concern about neighbors taking it, paired with the direct statement urging him to recover his property that he engages with. The most direct supporting sentence is his joyful exclamation about his land followed by his worry about encroachment, but the clearest line that ties to his priority is his focus on the land being his and the need to reclaim it. The sentence that best shows this is his urgent note about neighbors taking his land, but the most explicit link is:
"My lands!" exclaimed the traveler joyfully, gazing at the melancholy fields illumined by the early morning light... paired with his statement about neighbors encroaching, but the strongest supporting sentence that reflects his priority is his immediate focus on the land and the threat to it, leading to the line where he is urged to recover his property, which he engages with. The best single sentence is:
"But I have been told," continued the young man, "that some of the neighboring proprietors have put their ploughs in these estates of mine, and that, little by little, they are filching them from me. Here there are neither landmarks nor boundaries, nor real ownership, Senor Licurgo."
This shows his immediate, intense concern about losing his land, which demonstrates it is a higher priority than other matters like family time.

Answer:

"But I have been told," continued the young man, "that some of the neighboring proprietors have put their ploughs in these estates of mine, and that, little by little, they are filching them from me. Here there are neither landmarks nor boundaries, nor real ownership, Senor Licurgo."