The protagonist, Philip moved in with his uncle Mr. Carey, the Vicar of Blackstable after his mother's death.
He goes to the medical school St. Luke's in London.
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Here the patients waited after having been given their `letters' at mid-day; and the long rows of them, bottles and gallipots in hand, some tattered and dirty, others decent enough, sitting in the dimness, men and women of all ages, children, gave one an impression which was weird and horrible.
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; and there was in them an odour of disinfectants, mingling as the afternoon wore on with the crude stench of humanity.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know if "as the afternoon wore on" is parenthetical.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He goes to the medical school St. Luke's in London.
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Here the patients waited after having been given their `letters' at mid-day; and the long rows of them, bottles and gallipots in hand, some tattered and dirty, others decent enough, sitting in the dimness, men and women of all ages, children, gave one an impression which was weird and horrible.
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; and there was in them an odour of disinfectants, mingling as the afternoon wore on with the crude stench of humanity.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know if "as the afternoon wore on" is parenthetical.
Thank you in advance for your help.