Harding is quite pitiful, for some reason, in a strange kind of way (and that starts a train of thought about corruption and the clash between tradition and modernization—damned if you do, damned if you don’t). Although Lila doesn’t seem that bad. Her father, though, I despise...

Also, I’m curious as to what byrdings means. (Because I’m being lazy today and can’t be bothered to Google it.)