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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
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She would never have cheated the Hound?

Instead she had to bite her lip and let herself be cheated. The purse she got was pitifully flat, and when she asked for more for the saddle and bridle and blanket, the woman just laughed at her.
She would never have cheated the Hound, she thought during the long walk back to the docks.

Excerpt From
A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin

Context: Arya was selling her mare to a woman, who bought it at a low price. Arya felt she was cheated.
Hi. Does the bold part imply a third conditional “If the Hound (a knight) had traded with the woman”?
Thank you.

  

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The references to "she" have to be interpreted from logic. Instead she (Arya) had to bite her lip and let herself be cheated. The purse she (Arya) got was pitifully flat, and when she (Arya) asked for more for the saddle and bridle and blanket, the woman just laughed at her.

  • The references to "she" have to be interpreted from logic.
  • Instead she (Arya) had to bite her lip and let herself be cheated.
  • The purse she (Arya) got was pitifully flat, and when she (Arya) asked for more for the saddle and bridle and blanket, the woman just laughed at her.
  • She (the woman) would never have cheated the Hound, she (Arya) thought during the long walk back to the docks.
  • zuotengdazuo Does the bold part imply a third conditional “If the Hound (a knight) had traded with the woman”?
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The references to "she" have to be interpreted from logic.


Instead she (Arya) had to bite her lip and let herself be cheated. The purse she (Arya) got was pitifully flat, and when she (Arya) asked for more for the saddle and bridle and blanket, the woman just laughed at her.
She (the woman) would never have cheated the Hound, she (Arya) thought during the long walk bac

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