The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Why does the Mariner stop " one of three" in other words, that particular Wedding Guest

from the poem part 1

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He has no reason for choosing that particular guest, possibly his is the arm the Mariner grabs because he's the leader of the group, but the mariner is a stranger to them all.

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Mariner stops that "one of the three" guest because he was the leader of that group.

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 Mariner sopped one of the three wedding guests because he wanted him to listen to his story.

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