Besides, by the time
they were off his hands, old McClintock would be dropping in to have his liver
renovated. With such
qualifications as she possessed, two chief channels of employment lay open, and
neither attracted her, neither seemed really to offer a conclusive escape from that
subjection to mankind against which, in the person of her father, she was
rebelling. “What ought you to do?” He began to produce his knowledge of the world for
her benefit, jerkily and allusively, and with a strong, rank flavor of “savoir faire. Great stone staircases leading no one knew whither, and long
gloomy passages, impressed the occasional visitor with the idea that he was
traversing a building of vast extent; and, though this was not the case in reality,
the deception was so cleverly contrived that it seldom failed of producing the
intended effect. “Much as I hate rows, I’ve either got to make a stand or give in altogether. . Anna, quitting her
chair, dropped on her knees by her sister’s side and took her hand.
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