Question

select the correct text in the passage
which sentence in the text implies that robert is struggling with whether to follow through with his intended journey or stay back with ruth?
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbeyond the horizon
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby eugene o’neill (excerpt)
in this opening scene, robert is preparing for a journey at sea with his uncle. he dreams of leaving his family farm to seek adventure. before his
departure, he expresses his feelings of affection to his longtime neighbor, ruth, and she explains that she has also secretly loved him.
robert: (the expression of bewilderment giving way to one of overwhelming joy) do you mean that—that you love me?
ruth: (sobbing) yes, yes—of course i do—what d’you s’pose? (she lifts up her head and looks into his eyes with a tremulous smile) i’ve loved you right
along
robert: (mystified) but you and andy were always together!
ruth: because you never seemed to want to go any place with me. you were always reading an old book, and not paying any attention to me. i was
too proud to let you see i cared because i thought the year you had away to college had made you stuck-up, and you thought yourself too educated to
waste any time on me.
robert: and i was thinking—— (with a laugh) what fools we’ve both been!
ruth: (overcome by a sudden fear) you won’t go away on the trip, will you, rob? you’ll tell them you can’t go on account of me, won’t you? you can’t
go now! you can’t!
robert: (bewildered) perhaps—you can come too.
ruth: oh, rob, don’t be so foolish. you know i can’t. who’d take care of ma? don’t you see i couldn’t go—on her account? please don’t go—not now.
tell them you’ve decided not to. they won’t mind. i know your mother and father’ll be glad. they’ll all be. they don’t want you to go so far away from
them. please, rob! we’ll be so happy here together where it’s natural and we know things. please tell me you won’t go!
robert: (face to face with a definite, final decision, betrays the conflict going on within him) but—ruth—i—uncle——

Explanation:

To find the sentence showing Robert's struggle between his journey and staying with Ruth, we analyze each: The last line "ROBERT: (face to face with a definite, final decision, betrays the conflict going on within him) But—Ruth—I—Uncle—" shows his internal conflict as he hesitates between Ruth and his uncle (journey).

Answer:

ROBERT: (face to face with a definite, final decision, betrays the conflict going on within him) But—Ruth—I—Uncle—