M explain the quotes using your own words ! ''he went out and bought another hand over a thousand dollars ''(21).

In that short story, Gillian wanted to be with Ms. Hayden, but because she didn’t reciprocate the feeling, he tried giving her the $1,000 to change her mind. So you could say “He spent $1,000 in trying to receive the hand of a woman.”

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