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Essay & Composition Writing

Mrs. Packletide's Tiger

francs and centimes clung to her instinctively under circumstances which would have driven them headlong from less sympathetic hands. Her speculations as to the market depreciation of tiger remnants were cut short by the appearance on the scene of the animal itself.
what is the exact meaning of these two lines ?
  

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They are from an odd story, so their meaning will make sense only within that context. francs and centimes clung to her instinctively under circumstances which would have driven them headlong from less sympathetic hands . = She has the ability to gain or save money because she loves it.

  • They are from an odd story, so their meaning will make sense only within that context.
  • francs and centimes clung to her instinctively under circumstances which would have driven them headlong from less sympathetic hands .
  • = She has the ability to gain or save money because she loves it.
  • Her speculations as to the market depreciation of tiger remnants were cut short by the appearance on the scene of the animal itself.
  • -- She stopped thinking about buying/selling tiger products when she saw a real tiger.
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They are from an odd story, so their meaning will make sense only within that context.

francs and centimes clung to her instinctively under circumstances which would have driven them headlong from less sympathetic hands. = She has the ability to gain or save money because she loves it.

Her speculations as to the market depreciation of tiger remnants were cut short by th

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