question:  What kind of relationship does the third mate have with his wife?
context: Nestir, the priest, was dressed out in the full ceremonial costume of office. 'Secrecy makes for a long life,' as it says in the Jarcon ." You are thinking: 'What a fine thing—ah, what a good thing, that is—ah, how nice it would be to have the Casting Off at home, among friends.'" He nodded curtly to the officers when he entered the mess hall, walked directly to his place at the head of the table, sat down and morosely began to work the cork out of his wine bottle with his teeth. When the third mate saw that his opinion on the wine was not immediately to be justified, he settled back in his chair with a little sigh of disapproval. The whole issue involves, as a core point, the principle of casta cum mae stotiti ." "He had a very pretty wife," the third mate said. "Yes," said the second mate's wife. "That," he said to Nestir, "my dear Father, is the cardinal point of the whole game, y'know." After all, it's not only a question of how we go, but also a question of leaving only after having done our duty. "I don't know," the second mate's wife said, "whether you better count on my husband or not. "This problem of Carstar interests me," the third mate said. "He probably wouldn't have lived, anyway," the third mate said. "As I see it," Nestir said, "if the intent was the natural maternal instinct of the mother to release her child from its duty, then...." "Oh, not at all," the third mate's wife said. At that moment, he lost interest in his wife and leaned across the table toward the captain, "Well?" The third mate turned triumphantly to the first mate.
output:  He doesn't feel strongly and is mostly using her as a pawn to trade for the wife he really wants
options:  He is extremely obsessed with her and has no intent of letting her change husbands  He is torn between his relationship with her and his relationship with Wanda, but wants to be loyal  He doesn't feel strongly and is mostly using her as a pawn to trade for the wife he really wants  He wants what is best for her, and is dedicated to supporting her in everything she asks for