Clock handed him food?
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me what the sentence in bold means? How a clock can hand him food articles?
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Duchess of Lambourne waited his pleasure; the Duchess of Lambourne, daughter of a hundred Earls. She would wait for ten minutes on a chair at the counter. She would wait his pleasure. She would wait till he was ready to see her. He watched the clock in its shagreen20 case. The hand moved on. With each tick the clock handed him—so it seemed—pâté de foie gras; a glass of champagne; another of fine brandy; a cigar costing one guinea. The clock laid them on the table beside him, as the ten minutes passed.
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Top answer
It's a metaphor. The writer is a jeweller who envies his upper-class customers. The duchess wishes to see him, but he is keeping her waiting for 10 minutes because this makes him feel important and happy.
- It's a metaphor.
- The writer is a jeweller who envies his upper-class customers.
- The duchess wishes to see him, but he is keeping her waiting for 10 minutes because this makes him feel important and happy.
- Each tick of the clock makes him feel good.
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It's a metaphor. The writer is a jeweller who envies his upper-class customers. The duchess wishes to see him, but he is keeping her waiting for 10 minutes because this makes him feel important and happy. Each tick of the clock makes him feel good.
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