As if she had been a veritable guest to her own self
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veritable
ADJECTIVE
Being truly so called; real or genuine: "Her tea... was set forth with as much grace as if she had been a veritable guest to her own self" (Mary Wilkins Freeman).
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That was written in 1891, so it reads a bit strange today. Nobody would write it that way now. She was alone, but she arranged her meal on the table neatly and properly the way she would to honor a guest.
- That was written in 1891, so it reads a bit strange today.
- Nobody would write it that way now.
- She was alone, but she arranged her meal on the table neatly and properly the way she would to honor a guest.
- But she was the only one there, so she was her own guest, so to speak.
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That was written in 1891, so it reads a bit strange today. Nobody would write it that way now.
She was alone, but she arranged her meal on the table neatly and properly the way she would to honor a guest. But she was the only one there, so she was her own guest, so to speak.
0In Britain, 'Tea' is a light meal in the late afternoon. It;s a somewhat old-fashioned custom..
Her tea... was set forth She is evidently having tea. Her teacup, plates, cakes, small sandwiches, etc. were arranged on the table
with as much grace as gracefully, as elegantly
as if she had been a veritable guest to her own self"as if she was her o
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