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what's the meaning of this sentence?

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kkfengdao
 
Reply Fri 23 Mar, 2012 02:32 am
Whatever happened to the days when men like that kept
their sordid little peccadilloes to themselves?’
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Fri 23 Mar, 2012 02:56 am
@kkfengdao,
kkfengdao wrote:
Whatever happened to the days when men like that kept
their sordid little peccadilloes to themselves?’
The sentence questions (with implied disapproval)
what happened that changed things since the days
when men concealed little sins or errors.

It implies that such concealment is the proper state of affairs.
McTag
 
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Reply Fri 23 Mar, 2012 02:58 am
@OmSigDAVID,

Good answer.
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kkfengdao
 
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Reply Sat 24 Mar, 2012 07:29 pm
Thanks a lot!
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