Question

what does this quote means “One can only hope,” he said, reaching for another, “that Dacca’s refugees are as heartily fed.

Answer 1

I’m not really sure what is happening in that particular situation but I can assume that he is very well fed, and he (probably) knows that the Dacca’s refugees are not as privileged as him, so he says “one can only hope” which means that he hopes that the Dacca’s refugees are fed well but there’s nothing he could do to help make that happen.