Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: When Jeffrey had a book accepted by a publisher, Eric said nothing but _ was envious because of countless prior rejections.

Choice 1: When Jeffrey had a book accepted by a publisher, Eric said nothing but Jeffrey was envious because of countless prior rejections.
Choice 2: When Jeffrey had a book accepted by a publisher, Eric said nothing but Eric was envious because of countless prior rejections.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.