Question

What can the reader Infer about the speakers views on marriage?

A. Marriage is natural and should be enjoyed by all.

B. Marriage is difficult and causes men to age prematurely.

C. Marriage is wonderful and fulfilling.

D. Marriage is a necessity of life.

Answer 1

In this passage, almost nothing. I suppose because at 41 he was hale and healthy until he took a job on a railway babysitting a box of guns on a 200 mile rail journey, he lost his health. But to conclude much more is a travesty and the answer should not be anything.

So you should probably choose B. He is hale and hardy because (it is inferred ) he has avoided marriage.