Is the underlined part equivalent to the third conditional?
He hoped His Grace would weigh that against the crimes of his bastard son, whom Ser Rodrik Cassel had put to death. “A fate he no doubt earned,” Bolton had written. “Tainted blood is ever treacherous, and Ramsay’s nature was sly, greedy, and cruel. I count myself well rid of him. The trueborn sons my young wife has promised me would never have been safe while he lived.” (Game of Thrones)
Context: Ramsay is Lord Bolton's bastard and Ramsay is assumed to be dead.
Hi, everyone. Is the underlined part equivalent to the third conditional "The trueborn sons my young wife has promised me would never have been safe if he had lived"?
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zuotengdazuo "The trueborn sons my young wife has promised me would never have been safe if he had lived"? No.
- zuotengdazuo "The trueborn sons my young wife has promised me would never have been safe if he had lived"?
- No.
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zuotengdazuo"The trueborn sons my young wife has promised me would never have been safe if he had lived"?
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