Johnyxxx
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Hello,
Does the bold text means the family wanted to look good, be neatly dressed etc. in order not to make the brother to be ashamed of them?
"Before the final smash came, one of my sisters married the younger son of a distinguished family, and even if they had been disposed to live comfortably and sensibly she would have kept her sisters up to the mark. My only brother, too, was an officer, and of course the family thought it necessary he should see we preserved appearances."
Thanks a lot.
Does the bold text means the family wanted to look good, be neatly dressed etc. in order not to make the brother to be ashamed of them?
"Before the final smash came, one of my sisters married the younger son of a distinguished family, and even if they had been disposed to live comfortably and sensibly she would have kept her sisters up to the mark. My only brother, too, was an officer, and of course the family thought it necessary he should see we preserved appearances."
Thanks a lot.
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