How is おあがん working in this sentence

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I have been reading this book and I came across this paragraph, which is aa conversation between two people:

『では、一つどういうわけでわたしがその愛のお蔭で、ああいう事件をし出かしたか、あなたにお聞かせしましょう。』

『どうぞ、もしあなたに苦痛でなかったら。』

『いや、わたしは黙っているのが苦痛なんです。まあお茶をおあがんなさい‥‥それとも、あまり濃すぎますか？』　

いかにもお茶はビールのようだったが、わたしは一杯飲み干してしまった。ちょうどこのとき車掌が通り過ぎた。彼は毒々しげな眼つきで、それをじっと見送っていた。やがて車掌が出て行ってから、ようやく話を始めた。

My translation regarding this part would be:

『いや、わたしは黙っているのが苦痛なんです。まあお茶をおあがんなさい‥‥それとも、あまり濃すぎますか？』

No, My silence is painful. Well the tea .... なさい, or is it too strong?

I have tried looking for the meaning of that word, but I have been unable to do so.

Related or duplicate: japanese.stackexchange.com/a/61959/9831 — Chocolate, Sep 16, 2020 at 0:35
Not what you're asking about, but I think in this context a better translation of いや、わたしは黙っているのが苦痛なんです would be something like "No, it would be painful for me not to tell you." (And by the way, thanks for including so much context, and the link.) — Nanigashi, Sep 17, 2020 at 23:49

jogloran · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-16 00:05:37Z

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This is just お茶をお上がりなさい written in a way that reflects the speaker's speech patterns.

So your translation is nearly right: "In any case, please have some tea. Or... is it too strong for you?"

answered Sep 16, 2020 at 0:05

jogloran

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So in this case: 「あなたどうしたのです、正気におなんなさい！ the same thing is happening, の？　The sentence after the comma in other words would be: 正気におなりなさい！
– davidpolygoth
Sep 27, 2020 at 21:58
Correct: that is, “what’s happened to you, please come to your senses!”
– jogloran
Sep 28, 2020 at 7:58

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