The dagger warmed itself against his chest

[sasibhaskar]

The dagger warmed itself against his chest, and underneath liberty pounded, hidden close.

What is the correct meaning of this sentence? This is from a story by Cortazar, 'Continuity of Parks.'

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Re: Sentence Meaning

Where is liberty pounding? Underneath his chest.

What's underneath his chest? His heart.

Does it make sense now?

If you need more help, give us more of the quote.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: Sentence Meaning

What is the [STRIKE]correct[/STRIKE] meaning of this sentence?

Note my correction above.

 

[sasibhaskar]

Re: Sentence Meaning

Even to those caresses which writhed about the lover's body, as though wishing to keep him there, to dissuade him from it; they sketched abominably the shape of that other body it was necessary to destroy. Nothing had been forgotten: alibis, unforeseen hazards, possible mistakes. From this hour on, each instant had its use minutely assigned. The cold-blooded, twice-gone-over reexamination of the details was barely broken off so that a hand could caress a cheek. It was beginning to get dark.

This portion is from the same story.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Re: Sentence Meaning

So does it make sense now?

 

[sasibhaskar]

Re: Sentence Meaning

The cold-blooded, twice-gone-over reexamination of the details was barely broken off so that a hand could caress a cheek.

I don't understand this sentence.

 

[GoesStation]

Re: Sentence Meaning

Me neither. :-(

 

[emsr2d2]

Re :The dagger warmed itself against his chest

I have changed your thread title (I couldn't be bothered to go through and change it on every response). Things like "Sentence meaning" are useless as titles. Titles need to be unique and relevant to the thread, and include all/some of the words/phrases you are asking us about.