It was hardly a year since they had come to live at Tipton Grange with their uncle, a man nearly sixty, of acquiescent temper, miscellaneous opinions, and uncertain vote. He had travelled in his younger years, and was held in this part of the county to have contracted a too rambling habit of mind. Mr. Brooke's conclusions were as difficult to predict as the weather; it was only safe to say that he would act with benevolent intentions, and that he would spend as little money as possible in carrying them out. For the most glutinously indefinite minds enclose some hard grains of habit.

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(from ,begin underline,Middlemarch,end underline, by George Eliot)

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This sentence is from the passage.



"For the most glutinously indefinite minds enclose some ,begin emphasis,hard grains of habit,end emphasis,."



What does the phrase ,begin emphasis,hard grains of habit,end emphasis, refer to in this passage?

Answer options with 4 options
1.
Mr. Brooke is a man of "miscellaneous opinions."

2.
Mr. Brooke "had travelled in his younger years."

3.
Mr. Brooke is "as difficult to predict as the weather."

4.
Mr. Brooke "would spend as little money as possible."

Answer 1

The phrase "hard grains of habit" in the passage refers to the consistent patterns or established behaviors that even a person with an indefinite or ambiguous mindset might have. In the context of the options provided, the most suitable answer is:

4. Mr. Brooke "would spend as little money as possible."

This choice reflects a habitual behavior or tendency that Mr. Brooke exhibits.