The narrator describes Bokko-Chan saying ""the trouble was that she looked a little prissy but who can deny that a prissy air is an indispensable prerequisite for a beauty?"" What does he mean? Do you think being prissy is necessary for beauty? Do you think Hoshi is being facetious or not? Why?

Explanation:

By declaring that Bokko-Chan's prissiness is an indispensable prerequisite for a beauty, the writer was declaring that her charm, manners and composure, which complimented her beautiful looks, were traits absolutely necessary to attract customers to patronise his bar.

A prissy person is a charming, prim and proper person who is very well-mannered. This quality makes prissy people to be easily liked and attracted to which is one of the qualities of inner beauty.

Its my informed opinion that the writer Hoshi was wasn't being facetious - treating serious issues with flippant levity.

Instead the piece portrays him as a thoughtful, meticulous and shrewd businessman who knew what it took to grow his business and did it (by building a charming female robot bar tender) for his business to grow and succeed

ludwig van beethoven (/ˈlʊdvɪɡ væn ˈbeɪt(h)oʊvən/ (about this soundlisten); german: [ˈluːtvɪç fan ˈbeːthoːfn̩] (about this soundlisten); baptised 17 december 1770[1] – 26 march 1827) was a german composer and pianist. a crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras in classical music, he remains one of the most recognized and influential of all composers. his best-known compositions include 9 symphonies; 5 piano concertos; 1 violin concerto; 32 piano sonatas; 16 string quartets; a mass, the missa solemnis; and an opera,

fidelio. his career as a composer is conventionally divided into early, middle, and late periods; the "early" period is typically seen to last until 1802, the "middle" period from 1802 to 1812, and the "late" period from 1812 to his death in 1827.

beethoven was born in bonn, then the capital of the electorate of cologne and part of the holy roman empire. he displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father johann van beethoven and composer and conductor christian gottlob neefe. at the age of 21 he moved to vienna, where he began studying composition with joseph haydn and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. he lived in vienna until his death.

by his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate and by the last decade of his life he was almost completely deaf. in 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life, commonly known as his "late" period.

answer: #1 is (a) however

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