What does' your health' mean in the following context?
When I climbed out of the canal to put the second snake in my basket I saw, to my surprise, that a man was watching me. He was short and thick-bodied, with short hair, blue eyes, a nose like a bird's beak and a wide smiling mouth. I did not recognize hem. ' Your health' he said in a rich deep voice. 'Thank you, and the same to you!' I replied politely.
Top answer
'Your health' is more often a toast, but here it just means 'Greetings'.
— Mister Micawber
'Your health' is more often a toast, but here it just means 'Greetings'.
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