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In this phrase, 'Je lui impute a honte ses reveries sur une issue possible sans effusion de sang', I am having trouble sorting out the function of 'a honte' [grave on a].

Does it mean 1. that the speaker is ashamed of her feeling [that the other person - lui - has hopeless dreams],

or 2. that she thinks he should be ashamed of himself for daydreaming?

I have 2 alternatives:

1. Shamefully, I blame him for daydreaming of...

2. I accuse him of daydreaming of ...

My feeling is that the 2nd is correct, but what does anyone else think please?

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I have the same opinion but this construction is pretty odd.

Yes, there are loads of odd ones in the book it comes from...

Thanks, I will go with the 2nd option then.

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