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Question

"For the most glutinously indefinite minds enclose some hard grains of habit."

What does the phrase hard grains of habit refer to in this passage?

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" refers to Mr. Brooke's tendency to stick to certain habits or behaviors, despite his otherwise undefined or changeable opinions, travels, or spending habits.