Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"He! he! he!--he! he! he!--yes, the Amontillado. But is it not getting late? Will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the Lady Fortunato and the rest? Let us be gone."
"Yes," I said, "let us be gone."

1-The narrator intends to free Fortunato from the vault.
2-The narrator and Fortunato are worried about the late hour.
3-Fortunato will never leave the vaults again.
4-Fortunato is still concerned about the Amontillado.

Question

Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado." 

"He! he! he!--he! he! he!--yes, the Amontillado. But is it not getting late? Will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the Lady Fortunato and the rest? Let us be gone."
"Yes," I said, "let us be gone."

1-The narrator intends to free Fortunato from the vault. 
2-The narrator and Fortunato are worried about the late hour. 
3-Fortunato will never leave the vaults again. 
4-Fortunato is still concerned about the Amontillado.

anonymous · Answer

I believe this question has been answered before but...
3, since it does appear that it's foreshadowing Fortunato's eventual demise in the vaults.