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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
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The moment the Canon had recovered from his surprise at seeing her, he would begin to think things over, and he

would never believe that she had recanted. They’d get her, as they had poorWesley Baines.

Does it mean something like: The moment the Canon had recovered from his surprise at seeing her he started to think things over and came to the conclusion that she didn't recant.
  

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Newguest Does it mean something like: The moment the Canon had recovered from his surprise at seeing her he started to think things over and came to the conclusion that she didn't recant. Something like that. It seems to me that he may have had conflicting evidence about her recanting.

  • Newguest Does it mean something like: The moment the Canon had recovered from his surprise at seeing her he started to think things over and came to the conclusion that she didn't recant.
  • Something like that.
  • It seems to me that he may have had conflicting evidence about her recanting.
  • Maybe she did, maybe she didn't.
  • But in any case, he was unwilling to believe that she had, so he was leaning strongly toward believing that she had not recanted.
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NewguestDoes it mean something like: The moment the Canon had recovered from his surprise at seeing her he started to think things over and came to the conclusion that she didn't recant.
Something like that. It seems to me that he may have had conflicting evidence about her recanting. Maybe she did, maybe she didn't. But in any case, he was unwilling to bel
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Hi,

The moment the Canon had recovered from his surprise at seeing her, he would begin to think things over, and he

would never believe that she had recanted. They’d get her, as they had poorWesley Baines.

Does it mean som
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CliveHowever, the parts in red make me think that this is part of a discussion of what might happen in some possible situation in the future. Clive
Yes, you're right. Thanks.

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