Experts please explain the meaning of underlined line:
ch 3 : The ghost glared at her in fury, and began at
once to make preparations for turning himself into a large black dog, an
accomplishment for which he was justly renowned, and to which the family
doctor always attributed the permanent idiocy of Lord Canterville's
uncle, the Hon. Thomas Horton.
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The following lines mean that, Lord Canterville's uncle, the Hon. Thomas Horton, saw the Canterville ghost as a large black dog. The sight of the dog, drove the uncle mad, which the narrator describes with the euphamism "permanent idiocy"
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The following lines mean that, Lord Canterville's uncle, the Hon. Thomas Horton, saw the Canterville ghost as a large black dog. The sight of the dog, drove the uncle mad, which the narrator describes with the euphamism "permanent idiocy"
Regards