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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The analyses of a text #2
The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He, his great aunt and friends came to Ham's office to meet Mr. Micawber who is the clerk for local lawyer Ham.
Ham is the partner of Mr. Wickfield, who is very sick now, whose only daughter Agnes is narrator's old friend.
Here "him" refers to Mr. Wickfield.
Chapter 52 I ASSIST AT AN EXPLOSION
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'I am sorry for that, Mr. Traddles. You would have admired him as much as we all do. His little failings would only have endeared him to you the more. But if you would like to hear my fellow-partner eloquently spoken of, I should refer you to Copperfield. The family is a subject he's very strong upon, if you never heard him.'
I was prevented from disclaiming the compliment (if I should have done so, in any case), by the entrance of Agnes, now ushered in by Mr. Micawber. She was not quite so self-possessed as usual, I thought; and had evidently undergone anxiety and fatigue. But her earnest cordiality, and her quiet beauty, shone with the gentler lustre for it.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know what "if I should have done so" means.
2. And I was wondering why there isn't any finite verb in the sentence in blue.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He, his great aunt and friends came to Ham's office to meet Mr. Micawber who is the clerk for local lawyer Ham.
Ham is the partner of Mr. Wickfield, who is very sick now, whose only daughter Agnes is narrator's old friend.
Here "him" refers to Mr. Wickfield.
Chapter 52 I ASSIST AT AN EXPLOSION
.................................
'I am sorry for that, Mr. Traddles. You would have admired him as much as we all do. His little failings would only have endeared him to you the more. But if you would like to hear my fellow-partner eloquently spoken of, I should refer you to Copperfield. The family is a subject he's very strong upon, if you never heard him.'
I was prevented from disclaiming the compliment (if I should have done so, in any case), by the entrance of Agnes, now ushered in by Mr. Micawber. She was not quite so self-possessed as usual, I thought; and had evidently undergone anxiety and fatigue. But her earnest cordiality, and her quiet beauty, shone with the gentler lustre for it.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know what "if I should have done so" means.
2. And I was wondering why there isn't any finite verb in the sentence in blue.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
1. He was prevented from disclaiming the compliment by the entrance of Agnes. However, he might not have disclaimed the complement in any case, even if Agnes had not entered at that moment.
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- He was prevented from disclaiming the compliment by the entrance of Agnes.
- However, he might not have disclaimed the complement in any case, even if Agnes had not entered at that moment.
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- There is: "shone".
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1. He was prevented from disclaiming the compliment by the entrance of Agnes. However, he might not have disclaimed the complement in any case, even if Agnes had not entered at that moment.
2. There is: "shone".
2. There is: "shone".
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Thank you, GPY, for your so very helpful answer. 
1. Then I was wondering if "I wouldn't" is implied after after "if I should ha
1. Then I was wondering if "I wouldn't" is implied after after "if I should ha
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park sang joon1. Then I was wondering if "I wouldn't" is implied after after "if I should have done so."No. "If I should have done so, I wouldn't" is contradictory and makes no sense.
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