What does "why then" mean?
Bronn blew gently on the fire, and the flames leapt up higher. “And if you die?”
“Why then, I’ll have one mourner whose grief is sincere,” Tyrion said, grinning. “The gold ends when I do.”

What does "why then" mean?
Thank you in advance.

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What does "why then" mean?
Bronn blew gently on the fire, and the flames leapt up higher. “And if you die?”
“Why then, I’ll have one mourner whose grief is sincere,” Tyrion said, grinning. “The gold ends when I do.”

What does "why then" mean?
Thank you in advance.

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"why then" pls tell the literal meaning and explain with e.g

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“Why then”

Means if the previous question is true.

“If I die, I’ll have one mourner whose grief is sincere,”

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'Why then' isn't really a phrase. It's just two separate words.
'Why' is a somewhat dialectic word to start a sentence. It's similar to 'Well'. It adds nothing to the meaning of the sentence.
'then' is just one of  the normal meanings - in this case 'in that case'.

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