please tell me the meaning of the following sentence?

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maryam63

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"you don't mind me setting for a spell I hope Elvira"
 

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"You don't mind me setting for a spell I hope, Elvira."

Assuming that it's not a typo, "setting" is a form of "sitting"used in some dialects. "for a spell" means "for a while/for some time".
 

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"you don't mind me setting for a spell I hope Elvira"
It also means, "You don't mind me preparing to cast a magic spell I hope, Elvira?"
 

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For the second time today, maryam, a better title would have been 'You don't mind me setting for a spell'.



'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

 
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