Answer:
In the “Wives and Daughters”, when the author says that Bethia “had not presence of mind enough”, she most likely means that—after Bethia saw her master (Mr. Gibson) and knew he was aware of the note she had been asked by someone else to give to Miss Molly (Mr. Gibson's daughter)—she (Bethia) panicked and was not mentally strong enough to throw the letter into the fire, even though she might have contemplated doing so.
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In the “Wives and Daughters”, when the author says that Bethia “had not presence of mind enough”, she most likely means that—after Bethia saw her master (Mr. Gibson) and knew he was aware of the note she had been asked by someone else to give to Miss Molly (Mr.
