Respuesta :
Okay, I would say the excerpt is significant in that it expresses the distance the daughter had always felt towards her Aunt Imogen, and how significant this distance is. That's what I would take from that excerpt. If you have any more questions, feel free to message me so we can further discuss this. :)
This excerpt is focus on the what the mother was able to understand, even when we don't get a lot of information regarding the mother thoughts, we know that she understood that the time spend there made the difference.