And in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and waited.
Q: Couldn't grasp the meaning of "uncertain almost to absurdity".
Very uncertain. O. Henry was one of the most famous American short-story writers, but he wrote more than 100 years ago.
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Very uncertain.
O. Henry was one of the most famous American short-story writers, but he wrote more than 100 years ago. The English language has changed somewhat since then.