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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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Paton's reason almost gave way for a time

Stunned by his awful loss, John Paton's reason almost gave way for a time.

Hi,

Is it correct to interpret the bolded part in the above as "Paton almost lost his reasom once" and "for a while he was almost unreasonable?" Thanks.
  

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It suggests to me that Paton was close to losing his mind for a while.

  • It suggests to me that Paton was close to losing his mind for a while.
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It suggests to me that Paton was close to losing his mind for a while.

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