Read the excerpt from "the lady maid's bell."
then he turned his back on me, and went on talking to his wife; and i knew what that meant, too. i was not the kind of morsel he was after. the typhoid had served me well enough in one way: it kept that kind of gentleman at arm’s-length.
what does the narrator mean when she refers to mr. brympton as “that kind of gentleman”?
she does not trust mr. brympton.
she believes mr. brympton to be impatient.
she thinks mr. brympton is too critical.
she does not think mr. brympton is handsome.

Respond to one of the questions below. include at least two supporting details or examples. a. in “the literature of the middle east and south asia,” laura winkiel writes: “these stories us to understand the complex questions that middle easterners and south asian people ask as they stand at a crossroads of cultural and religious change.” explain how this statement applies to one of the selections you read. be sure to include the title of the selection and explain the crossroads that it illustrates. b. setting and mood are important elements in many of the stories in this unit. choose one story and describe some aspects of its setting: where it takes place; what mood is created by the details of weather, place, and time; and how this setting to convey the theme of the story. c. what did you learn about the role of women in the societies described in the reading selections in this unit? describe how the women cope with the conflicts they encounter. note: if you respond to essay (c), you may not choose the similar essay in the unit 3 unit test.

In this example, what does the author use to describe laurie

What does this excerpt explain about this setting