come into the presence of sth

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"They come into the presence of more modern caricature as the burly form of an elderly farmer might enter a dapper society of some one of the great cities of the world."

What does "come into the presence of more modern caricature" mean?

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Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Appear among modern caricatures

Marius Hancu · Answer

I think the text should be in full (the author uses an ellipsis):

"They come to be seen into the presence of more modern caricature as the burly form of an elderly farmer might enter a dapper society of some one of the great cities of the world."

which means of course

They are seen ....

or

Appear (as MM puts it).
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If the author didn't want to be seen as a meaning, then I think it should be interpreted as:

They arrive amongst the more modern caricatures as

which again can be

Appear(as MM puts it)

because to appear can be both "to come in/show up" and "to be seen as."

come into the presence of sth

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