mark on the score

[imchongjun]

Hello, teachers.
I have a question about the expression "mark on the score" in the following passage.

She(=Miss Joliffe) had spared him no luxury that illness is supposed to justify, nor was Martin himself a man to be over-scrupulous in such matters. Bedroom fires, beef-tea, champagne, the thousand and one little matters which scarcely come within the cognisance of the rich, but tax so heavily the devotion of the poor, had all left their mark on the score. That such items should figure in her domestic accounts, seemed to Miss Joliffe so great a violation of the rules which govern prudent housekeeping...

I don't understand what "...had all left their mark on the score" part means. I imagine that "mark on the score" has something to do with "debts", but am not sure. I appreciate your help very much.

[Marius Hancu]

>had all left their mark on the score

had contributed to that, to the situation
had influenced the current score/result

Think "score" in sports.

[MrPedantic]

I would apply Merriam-Webster's definition 3a, in this example:

3 a: an account or reckoning originally kept by making marks on a tally

A "tally" is a stick, which you "mark" with cuts or notches. The number of notches corresponds with the amount owed.

Thus the luxuries have had an effect on the "domestic accounts".

Best wishes,

MrP

[imchongjun]

Thank you so much for your useful comments!!

[Bridget]

The expression is not "mark on the score" but "left their mark".

And, yes, the "luxuries" have had a negative effect on the domestic budget.