True to character,
Empress Elizabeth, still unwell, made no public appearances, and with Catherine unavailable, the whole burden of representing the imperial family now fell on him. Irritated, the grand duke said to Lev Naryshkin, in the hearing of others, “God knows where my wife gets her pregnancies. I have no idea whether this child is mine and whether I ought to take responsibility for it.” Lev, true to character, ran to carry this remark to Catherine. Alarmed, she turned to Naryshkin and said, “You fool! Go back and ask the grand duke to swear that he has not slept with his wife.
Could anyone explain the meaning of 'true to character"? Thanks!
Top answer
e. running to tell Catherine) was exactly typical of the kind of person that he was.
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- running to tell Catherine) was exactly typical of the kind of person that he was.
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It means that his behaviour (i.e. running to tell Catherine) was exactly typical of the kind of person that he was.
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