Elizabeth's eyes were fixed on her with most painful sensation; and she watched her progress through the several stanzas with an impatience which was ill rewarded at their close; for Mary, on receiving amongst thanks of the table the hint of a hope that she might be prevailed on to favour them again, after the pause of half a minute began another.
Pride and Prejudice
Chapter 18
What does at their close mean?
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sundarnaz What does at their close mean? at their close ~ at the end of the stanzas of the song ~ when Mary had finished singing the song CJ
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sundarnazWhat does at their close mean?
at their close ~ at the end of the stanzas of the song
~ when Mary had finished singing the song
CJ