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MIG Posted 12 years ago
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Hi please help me to understand the meaning of text below.
"How would you like a knitting needle in your eye? Is it for a friend? she said solicitously to Louisa. "A friend overseas?"
"How would you like a knitting needle in your eye? Is it for a friend? she said solicitously to Louisa. "A friend overseas?"
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It's bit hard to understand without seeing more context. " is addressed to some other girls who have been teasing the speaker, not to Louisa. The speaker is, presumably fairly light-heartedly, threatening to poke a knitting needle in one of these other girl's eyes in retaliation for the teasing.
- It's bit hard to understand without seeing more context.
- " is addressed to some other girls who have been teasing the speaker, not to Louisa.
- The speaker is, presumably fairly light-heartedly, threatening to poke a knitting needle in one of these other girl's eyes in retaliation for the teasing.
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It's bit hard to understand without seeing more context. From the full text, it appears that "How would you like a knitting needle in your eye?" is addressed to some other girls who have been teasing the speaker, not to Louisa. The speaker is, presumably fairly light-heartedly, threatening to poke a knitting needle in one of these other girl's eyes in retaliation for the teasing.
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