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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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"They made a deal of him"
What does Cabell mean when he writes, in the first paragraph of the first chapter of Domnei, "They made a deal of him"?
Here is the whole, or almost whole, sentence for context: "They made a deal of him in Count Emmerick's pleasant home: day by day the outlaw was thrust into relations of mirth with noblemen, proud ladies, and even with a king (...)"
What would be alternative ways of saying "made a deal of him"?
Here is the whole, or almost whole, sentence for context: "They made a deal of him in Count Emmerick's pleasant home: day by day the outlaw was thrust into relations of mirth with noblemen, proud ladies, and even with a king (...)"
What would be alternative ways of saying "made a deal of him"?
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Hi, I'm not sure without more context, but it sounds like it means that they treated him as if he were very important. We more commonly say that they made a great deal of him. Clive
- Hi, I'm not sure without more context, but it sounds like it means that they treated him as if he were very important.
- We more commonly say that they made a great deal of him.
- Clive
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Hi,
I'm not sure without more context, but it sounds like it means that they treated him as if he were very important.
We more commonly say that they made a great deal of him.
Clive
I'm not sure without more context, but it sounds like it means that they treated him as if he were very important.
We more commonly say that they made a great deal of him.
Clive
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