Jane Austen does not tell us that one character is bad and another is good.Instead, she manages to ______ what she thinks by saying nearly the opposite of what she means.
He left home in 1980 and has never come back ____.
— Hello, may I have an appointment with the doctor? — ____
— How about a game of chess? — ____
— I’m afraid I can’t finish the book this week. — ____.
— Don’t forget to take the message to my teacher. — ____.