What does 'would have to be' mean here?
And the way be sometimes spoke, with unfamiliar cadences and phrases that better fit the style of a turn-of-the-century novel than that of a twenty-first-century classroom. He had skipped class the day we'd done blood typing. He hadn't said no to the beach trip till he heard where we were going. He seemed to know what everyone around him was thinking ... except me. He had told me he was the villain, dangerous.... Could the Cullens be vampires? Well, they were something. Something outside the possibility of rational justification was taking place in front of my incredulous eyes. Whether it be Jacob's cold ones or my own superhero theory. Edward Cullen was not ... human. He was something more. So then ? maybe. That would have to be my answer for now. And then the most important question of all. What was I going to do if it was true? If Edward was a vampire ? I could hardly make myself think the words ? then what should I do?
These all have the same meaning, but with different nuances of certainty or probability. That would have to be my answer for now. ) That has to be my answer for now.
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These all have the same meaning, but with different nuances of certainty or probability.
That would have to be my answer for now. (You can't think of any other answer that is better, but you expect it to change.)
That has to be my answer for now. (There is no other choice for an answer. There may be a better answer tomorrow.)
That must be my answer for now. (You are certain of