Question

Which sentence or phrase shows that the character prefers to spend time alone?

The Life of the Fly: With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography
by J. Henri Fabre
This is what I wished for, hoc erat in votis a bit of land, oh, not so very large, but fenced in, to avoid the drawbacks of a public
way, an abandoned, barren, sun scorched bit of land, favored by thistles and by wasps and bees. Here, without fear of being
troubled by the passersby, I could consult the Ammophila and the Sphex [two digger or hunting wasps) and engage in that difficult
conversation whose questions and answers have experiment for their language, here, without distant expeditions that take up my
time, without tiring rambles that strain my nerves, I could contrive my plans of attack, lay my ambushes and watch their effects at
every hour of the day. Hoc erat in votis. Yes, this was my wish, my dream, always cherished, always vanishing into the mists of the
future

Answer 1

The character prefers to spend time alone.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that shows that the character prefers to spend time alone is 'Here, without fear of being troubled by the passersby, I could consult the Ammophila and the Sphex [two digger or hunting wasps) and engage in that difficult conversation whose questions and answers have experiment for their language, here, without distant expeditions that take up my time, without tiring rambles that strain my nerves, I could contrive my plans of attack, lay my ambushes and watch their effects at every hour of the day.' The phrase 'without fear of being troubled by the passersby' indicates that the character values solitude and prefers to be alone.