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Which phrase best captures Twain's view on watch repairers?

1

Experts with good intentions

2

Unreliable tinkerers

3

Incompetent craftsmen

4

Necessary evils

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Answer

B. Unreliable tinkerers

Solution:

Twain humorously suggests that watch repairers are often 'unreliable tinkerers,' indicating his belief that they worsen the situation rather than help it.

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