First of all, a dowry is a transfer of parental property at the marriage of a daughter.This definitely help parents <span>aspiring to arrange a marriage for their daughter into a better </span>social class so that she could live in better conditions<span>.</span>
In <em>The Monkey's Paw</em>, there are two moments that reflect how Mr. and Mrs. White don't believe in the talisman's power. First, Mr. White jokes about the wishes he should make upon being explained what the artifact is. The second moment is when Mr. White takes the talisman out of his pocket and starts to laugh about it with his wife and son, while the <span>Sergeant-Major is very serious as he knows about the grim power the paw has.</span>
Since its dealing with economics I would say C.
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It means that there was a deal between two persons who negotiated on something and they were very close to have a mutual consent say, on the price, but they eventually did not. So the deal was off.
