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“But my darling, if you love me,” thought Miss Meadows, “I don’t Mind how much it is. Love me as little as you like.” What had the “darling” informed Miss Meadows? - English Literature

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प्रश्न

Read the lines given below and answer the following question:

“But my darling, if you love me,” thought Miss Meadows, “I don’t
Mind how much it is. Love me as little as you like.”

What had the “darling” informed Miss Meadows?

पर्याय

  • That he loved her.

  • That he could not go forward with their plans for marriage.

  • That he was marrying someone else.

  • That he was going away.

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उत्तर

That he could not go forward with their plans for marriage.

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