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Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house. So far as the children were concerned, they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination. He stirred Maggie’s anger, however, So that she often said to her husband, “It’s mercy that brother of yours doesn’t come oftener.”
The underlined word "mercy" in the text most probably means （） .
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试题解析
文中最后一句Maggie说“It’s mercy that brother of yours doesn’t come oftener.” 根据前文中提到的 He stirred Maggie’s anger可知，Maggie并不喜欢他的到来，所以如果他能够少来那真是再好不过，也就是lucky thing。故选择C选项。