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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
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Please tell me what the portion in bold means in the context. These are the beginning lines of the story The Last Leaf by O Henry
In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called "places." These "places" make strange angles and curves. One Street crosses itself a time or two. An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
Please tell me what the portion in bold means in the context. These are the beginning lines of the story The Last Leaf by O Henry
In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called "places." These "places" make strange angles and curves. One Street crosses itself a time or two. An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!
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It is a whimsical idea, not meant to be taken literally, about how an artist might avoid paying his bills.
- It is a whimsical idea, not meant to be taken literally, about how an artist might avoid paying his bills.
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It is a whimsical idea, not meant to be taken literally, about how an artist might avoid paying his bills.
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