Mary Lincoln Extra Credit Questions

[Anita]

I agree with Eva, it's McClellan and Mary was right, he was a humbug. He was not "a hard usually mint-flavored candy."

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humbug
Merriam‑Webster
Full Definition of humbug. 1 a : something designed to deceive and mislead b : a willfully false, deceptive, or insincere person. 2 : an attitude or spirit of pretense and deception. 3 : nonsense, drivel. 4 British : a hard usually mint-flavored candy.