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Kapa Posted 11 years ago
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Hello friends, Would you please tell me about the meaning of bold part? I didn't get it.
The Maycomb County High School principal was a Mr. Charles Tuffett, who to compensate for his name, habitually wore an expression that made him resemble the Indian on a five-cent piece.
Thank you for your time.
The Maycomb County High School principal was a Mr. Charles Tuffett, who to compensate for his name, habitually wore an expression that made him resemble the Indian on a five-cent piece.
Thank you for your time.
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The face of the Indian on the nickel is particularly stoic. ” I presume he would be trying to avoid people connecting him to that rhyme.
- The face of the Indian on the nickel is particularly stoic.
- ” I presume he would be trying to avoid people connecting him to that rhyme.
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The face of the Indian on the nickel is particularly stoic. The name ‘Tuffett’ coincides with a nursery rhyme that goes, “Little Miss Muffett sat on a tuffett, eating her curds and whey.” I presume he would be trying to avoid people connecting him to that rhyme.
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