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.
The speaker of this condition contracted a typhoid fever and this changed her appearance, making her uglier. The young woman's appearance made her lover, Mr. Brympton, go back to his wife. Although the speaker is disgusted, she thanks the sick for keeping this kind of gentleman apart. That kind of gentleman who is unfaithful and can not be trusted.
