. THE FLOWER GIRL. I want to be a lady in a flower shop stead of selling at the corner of Tottenham Court Road. But they won't take me unless I can talk more genteel. He said he could teach me. Well, here I am ready to pay him--not asking any favor--and he treats me as if I was dirt. thats paragraph 23
and the question is what genteel means
A i want to be a lady
B they wont take me
Chere i am ready to pay
D he treats me as if i was dirt