Than he might have cared to know
“We are bound for Duskendale, m’lady,” Longbough told her, as he pulled apart his own trout with his fingers. “You would do well to ride with us. The roads are perilous.”
Brienne could have told him more about the perils of the roads than he might have cared to know. (A Feast for Crow)
Hi. I think the bold part signals a third condition, which refers to an imagined past situation, right? If so, what is the condition?
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Yes, sort of. How about paraphrasing like this... Longbough: It's a dangerous journey.
- Yes, sort of.
- How about paraphrasing like this...
- Longbough: It's a dangerous journey.
- Brienne: Yeah, I know it's a dangerous journey because I've already been there several times and I know this and this and this happens (blah blah blah)...
- Longbough: -Okay, stop listing so many things.
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Yes, sort of. How about paraphrasing like this...
Longbough: It's a dangerous journey.
Brienne: Yeah, I know it's a dangerous journey because I've already been there several times and I know this and this and this happens (blah blah blah)...
Longbough: -Okay, stop listing so many things. You're boring me to the point where I don't care anymore.
Brienne: I thoug
0zuotengdazuoI think the bold part signals a third condition, which refers to an imagined past situation, right?
Not necessarily. I would paraphrase it as
... told him more about the perils ... than it was likely that he wanted to hear.
I don't sense that any condition is lurking about.
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