Poor Miss Finch (Volume 2): a novel . oed Mr. Finch. My position towards Nugent Dubourg isvery remarkable, Madame Pratolungo. Inmy parental character, I should like to wringhis neck. In my clerical character, I feel itincumbent on me to pause—and write to feel the responsibility ? You understandthe distinction ? I understood that he was afraid. Answer-ing him by an inclination of the head (I hatea coward!) I walked silently to the door. Mr. Finch returned my bow with a look ofhelpless perplexity. Are you going toleave me ? he inquired blandly. I am going to Browndown. If I had said tha
Poor Miss Finch (Volume 2): a novel . oed Mr. Finch. My position towards Nugent Dubourg isvery remarkable, Madame Pratolungo. Inmy parental character, I should like to wringhis neck. In my clerical character, I feel itincumbent on me to pause—and write to feel the responsibility ? You understandthe distinction ? I understood that he was afraid. Answer-ing him by an inclination of the head (I hatea coward!) I walked silently to the door. Mr. Finch returned my bow with a look ofhelpless perplexity. Are you going toleave me ? he inquired blandly. I am going to Browndown. If I had said that I was going to a placewhich the rector had frequent occasion tomention in the stronger passages of his ser-mons, Mr. Finchs face could hardly haveshown more astonishment and alarm than itexhibited when I replied to him in thoseterms. He lifted his persuasive right hand ; The Brothers change Places. 281 he opened his eloquent lips. Before thecoming overflow of language could reach me,I was out of the room, on my way to
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