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contraposition What does ' threaten with clothes' mean? From the text, I presume that house-elves do not wear clothes and would hate to do so.
- contraposition What does ' threaten with clothes' mean?
- From the text, I presume that house-elves do not wear clothes and would hate to do so.
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contrapositionWhat does 'threaten with clothes' mean?From the text, I presume that house-elves do not wear clothes and would hate to do so.
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In the context of the story, if the master gives clothes to a house-elf it sets him free. But servitude is so firmly entrenched in the culture that most elves would find it a humiliation, like being fired, rather than a good thing.
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