Question

Miss. Grace Bedell My dear little Miss. Your very agreeable letter of the 15th. is received. I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters. I have three sons — one seventeen, one nine, and one seven, years of age. They, with their mother, constitute my whole family. As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affection if I were to begin it now? Your very sincere well-wisher A. Lincoln

1.. What did Grace initially ask Lincoln?

2. What is main idea?

3. Did Lincoln feel pressure or uncomfortable by peoples perceptions him for growing whiskers now, never having them?

4. Anything else relevant to this passage lol

Answer 1

1. What did grace initially ask Lincoln?

From the reply of Lincoln we could understand that grace was asked about Lincoln’s daughters.

2. What is main idea?

The main idea is about the perception of people about the whiskers .

3. Did Lincoln feel pressure or uncomfortable by peoples perceptions him for whiskers now, never having them?

Yes, Lincoln feel pressure or uncomfortable by peoples perceptions him for whiskers now, never having them.

4. Anything else relevant to this passage lol

He intended to say affectation instead of affection. Affectation means putting on airs. That is like a peacock dispersion its tail.