Based on this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country," what is the contextual meaning of the word resign?

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anonymous · Answer

"I am sorry," he said, and patted me on the shoulder with his good hand. "I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me."

"Oh-" I said, feeling sick for him. "I am so sorry."

He stood there biting his lower lip. "It is very difficult," he said. "I cannot resign myself."

He looked straight past me and out through the window. Then he began to cry. "I am utterly unable to resign myself," he said and choked. And then crying, his head up looking at nothing, carrying himself straight and soldierly, with tears on both cheeks and biting his lips, he walked past the machines and out the door.




accept it




assume it



explain it



defend it

misssmartiez · Answer

'"I cannot resign myself." '

misssmartiez · Answer

‘ "I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me."

So sorry,

I cannot ACCEPT it myself. ’

Put everything in front of ‘resign’, which makes the most sense? Accept it of course. He can’t accept that his beloved wife had passed. He is in grief.