Discussion
What does the expression, 'We sallied out ...' mean in the context?
Answer: D
'We sallied out' means to leave in a determined manner.
To sally out is to set out briskly and with purpose, from the old sense of a sudden rush out of a fortress. Here the narrator and his uncle leave at three o'clock with a clear job, framing the photograph, and the word suggests purposeful starting.
It does not mean a casual outing, as 'jaunt' would, nor a lethargic walk, which is the opposite. 'To rush out in a hurry' overstates the idea, since nothing in the passage shows any hurry.
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