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 Re: hate, settle, admire and except
Dear BobK,
Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I see.
Jiang Quote:
Originally Posted by BobK  Anglika's interpretation of 'settled' could well be right, but the names Lottie Bess and Harry (not necessarily dated, but all possibly referring to a previous century) allow the possibility of 'settled' being a reference to the collocation 'marriage settlement' - a woman 'settled with a home', in historical literature, could be a woman with a future home as a dowry.
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