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The narrator recalls his adolescence.
His old nurse Pegotty's niece Emily fled away with his best friend Mr. James, leaving her fiance behind.
Now Mr. James's servant Mr. Littimer is telling the whole process of it to him and Mr. James's cousin Miss Dartle.
After Mr. James leaving behind Mr. Littimer and Emily at Naples, Emily's mood got worse and worse and ran away from Mr. Littimer.
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I indicated that I had nothing more to say. 'Except,' I added, as I saw him moving off, 'that I understand this fellow's part in the wicked story, and that, as I shall make it known to the honest man who has been her father from her childhood, I would recommend him to avoid going too much into public.'
He had stopped the moment I began, and had listened with his usual repose of manner.
'Thank you, sir. But you'll excuse me if I say, sir, that there are neither slaves nor slave-drivers in this country, and that people are not allowed to take the law into their own hands. If they do, it is more to their own peril, I believe, than to other people's. Consequently speaking, I am not at all afraid of going wherever I may wish, sir.'
With that, he made a polite bow; and, with another to Miss Dartle, went away through the arch in the wall of holly by which he had come. Miss Dartle and I regarded each other for a little while in silence; her manner being exactly what it was, when she had produced the man.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "is more to" is a variation of "have more to do with."
2. I think "that" means what he said just now.
If so, I was wondering what "another" refers to.
Thank you in advance for your help.
His old nurse Pegotty's niece Emily fled away with his best friend Mr. James, leaving her fiance behind.
Now Mr. James's servant Mr. Littimer is telling the whole process of it to him and Mr. James's cousin Miss Dartle.
After Mr. James leaving behind Mr. Littimer and Emily at Naples, Emily's mood got worse and worse and ran away from Mr. Littimer.
.................................
I indicated that I had nothing more to say. 'Except,' I added, as I saw him moving off, 'that I understand this fellow's part in the wicked story, and that, as I shall make it known to the honest man who has been her father from her childhood, I would recommend him to avoid going too much into public.'
He had stopped the moment I began, and had listened with his usual repose of manner.
'Thank you, sir. But you'll excuse me if I say, sir, that there are neither slaves nor slave-drivers in this country, and that people are not allowed to take the law into their own hands. If they do, it is more to their own peril, I believe, than to other people's. Consequently speaking, I am not at all afraid of going wherever I may wish, sir.'
With that, he made a polite bow; and, with another to Miss Dartle, went away through the arch in the wall of holly by which he had come. Miss Dartle and I regarded each other for a little while in silence; her manner being exactly what it was, when she had produced the man.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "is more to" is a variation of "have more to do with."
2. I think "that" means what he said just now.
If so, I was wondering what "another" refers to.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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1. No, it is more likely to be a peril to them than to others. 2.
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- No, it is more likely to be a peril to them than to others.
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- " is set pattern of words used when someone has completed speaking on a topic and moves on to do something else.
- "another" means "another bow".
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1. No, it is more likely to be a peril to them than to others.
2. Right, "With that, ..." is set pattern of words used when someone has completed speaking on a topic and moves on to do something else. "another" means "another bow".
2. Right, "With that, ..." is set pattern of words used when someone has completed speaking on a topic and moves on to do something else. "another" means "another bow".
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