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Iclearwater Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

But at your service, nevertheless.

Hi,

Would anyone please help me to understand the words which are from the movie named A Tale of Two Cities?

Q1: What does "at your service, nevertheless" mean? Does it a polite way to say never mind, that is okay? This is an old movie. I wonder whethor or not people would respond like that in such a case. Would it sound pretentious?

And is it usual for a woman to respond in this way? I guess it is more likely for a gentleman to respond.

Q2: What does "come away" mean? The older woman seemed to be impolited to chime in. Was she offended by something?

Q3: Why did Carton accent "TWO" in "two charming ladies"? Obviously the older woman didn't seem not physically charming to him.

Many thanks!


Lucie: Oh, Mr Darnay!
Carton: Madam? (He was woken up from a lounge but looked a little bit dunken.)
Lucie: You are not Mr Darnay.
Carton: Mr Carton.
Lucie: I'm so sorry.
Carton: But at your service, nevertheless.
Lucie: I do beg your pardon, sir. I was under the impression that you were someone else.
Carton: Would that I were. Providing that always was graced by so charming a lady.
An older woman with Lucie: Oh, come away! The man's not yet sober.

Casting a glance at the older woman who was companying with Lucy, and then Carton smilingly looked at Lucie again said, "TWO such charming ladies" He accented TWO.

  

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1. "at your service" is an old-fashioned greeting. e.

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  • "at your service" is an old-fashioned greeting.
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  • do what you reuire/request, though of course it is not meant completely literally.
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1. "at your service" is an old-fashioned greeting. Literally it means "I am ready to serve you", i.e. do what you reuire/request, though of course it is not meant completely literally.

2. "Come away" means move away from that man (and towards the speaker or in the direction that the speaker is indicating).

3. In a formal situation of polite greeting, you do not need to actually bel

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Q1: What does "at your service, nevertheless" mean? Does it a polite way to say never mind, that is okay? This is an old movie. I wonder whethor or not people would respond like that in such a case. Would it sound pretentious? 'at your service' is a polite thing to say to someone you meet. Archaic now. Mostly was said by men. It means 'I am your servant, I wil do anything you want.

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