Novel: Quicksand

Passage: How her maladjustment had
bothered him I She had a faint notion that it
was behind his ready assent to her suggestion
anent a longer engagement than, originally, they
had planned.

Definition: About

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Understanding: Helga is talking about how they thought her engagement was longer then they had planned on it being.

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