The "curse in her blood" (line 12172) refers to _______.

bad luck in romance

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the strain of melancholy inherited by the sisters

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the mother's lack of talent

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the girls' overreaction to events

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the mother's constant fear

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Solution

The correct option is C the strain of melancholy inherited by the sisters
Option B is the correct answer. The sisters had exhibited a talent for melancholy, being upset over the most trivial of things. Their mother was skipped by the melancholic thread that the former beings inherited. The statements of options A,C,D and E are not substantiated by the text and, thus, are incorrect.

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