Question

In paragraph 5, what does the narrator most likely mean by “in the embrace of our harsh mistress”?

Answer 1

It can be inferred that the narrator means that they had no other option but to make to for obey their "harsh mistress".

Who is a narrator?

A narrator is a person via whose perspective a story is being told. Types of narrators are:

• First-Person Narrative
• Second-Person Narrative
• Third-Person Narrative
• Omniscient Third-Person Narrator.
  

From the above text, it can be concluded or inferred that the narrator and others with him were in a place that was difficult as far as the mistress was concerned but had not option but to endure it.

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