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Jack Favell

I say, marriage with Max is not exactly a bed of roses, is it?

— Rebecca

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Jack Favell sounds sly as he remarks that marriage to Max is hardly a bed of roses. The phrase means the marriage isn't easy or comfortable. His polite, leading 'is it?' invites agreement, so it reads as a barbed prod at Max's marriage.

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