Hello Sabriguven, welcome to UsingEnglish!
Is it the use of "had lasted" or the use of "now" that puzzles you?
MrP

I am confused with this sentence,
"This state of things had now lasted for three days,..."
Why they are using "had now" ?
Hello Sabriguven, welcome to UsingEnglish!
Is it the use of "had lasted" or the use of "now" that puzzles you?
MrP
I am puzlled with "had now" .Why are they using "had now" ,had is past perfect and now is following it .
now (adverb) is used in statements which specify the length of time up to the present or past situation that something has/had lasted; I would say that the word now has something to do with emphasis.Originally Posted by sabriguven
We use 'now' in past narratives to mean 'at that moment'.
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