what's the meaning of this sentence? he had known what it was to live on fourpence a day and scorned the life of sofa cushions and tea into which well-attended old gentlemen so easily slip. i don't u

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what's the meaning of this sentence? he had known what it was to live on fourpence a day and scorned the life of sofa cushions and tea into which well-attended old gentlemen so easily slip. i don't understand the part " scorned the life of sofa cushions and tea into which well-attended old gentlemen so easily slip". plz help, thank you!

2 сент. 2015 г., 3:40

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The life of sofa cushions and tea — an inactive lifestyle. Those old gentlemen sit around in living rooms and drink tea because they're well off and old. To scorn is to show dislike. Well-attended means they are taken care of.

2 сентября 2015 г.

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