I’ve got two boys with Uncle Sam myself, so I didn’t mind to oblige you.

[englishhobby]

Here's the final paragraph of the short story by S.I. Kishor 'Appointment with Love'. What does the last sentence mean?

"The woman’s face broadened in a tolerant smile. “I don’t know what this is all about, son,” she answered. “That young lady in the green suit – the one who just went by - begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said that if you asked me to go out with you, I should tell you that she’s waiting for you in that big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of a test. I’ve got two boys with Uncle Sam myself, so I didn’t mind to oblige you.”

Could it mean that the woman's sons are in the army too, like the main character, so she wanted to help him?

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes.

 

[GoesStation]

Uncle Sam is a nickname Americans use for their government and its various branches - the military in this case. The speaker's sons could be in the navy, the marines, or the coast guard. (The language sounds like the story dates from WWII, That would rule out the Air Force, which hadn't been split from the army at that time.)

 

[englishhobby]

Uncle Sam is a nickname Americans use for their government and its various branches - the military in this case. The speaker's sons could be in the navy, the marines, or the coast guard. (The language sounds like the story dates from WWII, That would rule out the Air Force, which hadn't been split from the army at that time.)

Is the language dated compared to the present time? Is it the style or the use of words and phrases that makes this impression? If it's the words, which ones?

 

[Rover_KE]

These days, nobody says 'so I didn't mind to oblige you'.