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What's the meaning of this paragraph?
Her energetic intervention had saved many a rouble from dissipating itself in tips in some Moscow hotel, and francs and centimes clung to her instinctively under circumstances which would have driven them headlong from less sympathetic hands.
19 de oct. de 2022 4:24
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Hello, Tanumoy. I agree with Brandon that it's a weird sentence but that it means the woman is skilled at saving money. He did a very good job at explaining the text, I just wanted to add a bit more for context.
When the author says "many a roble from dissipating itself in tips in some Moscow hotel", the author means another person would have spent the money on tipping service workers at a hotel (in Moscow). However, this woman saves that money. This is just a guess, but the woman in the text might be quit miserly or stingy with her money.
Is this text from Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger?
19 de octubre de 2022
It's a very weird sentence, but it seems like she's very good at saving money, or at least, not spending it. Rouble is Russian currency, Franc and centime are French currency.
19 de octubre de 2022
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