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In this passage, Ophelia Dahl describes an episode from her travels in Haiti when, accompanied by her lover, Farmer, she was offered a traditional Haitian dish. Ophelia politely refused the dish, not realizing that her politeness would be interpreted as rudeness. Farmer irritably corrected Ophelia, showing that he was far more familiar with Haitian culture than she. Ophelia continues to remember this episode for many years. In her mind, it proves that she'll never be an important part of Farmer's life; on the contrary, she'll always be less relevant than his patient care.
A further implication of the passage is…