Miss Bartlett's recent liberalism oozed away at the question.

巴特利特小姐最近的自由主义在这个问题上消失了。

She began to see that she must assert herself, but she could not see how. Her self-confidence, which had overthrown Philip, had gradually oozed away. If she left the strange house there was the strange little town.

她开始明白她必须维护自己，但她不知道该怎么做。她那曾将菲利普打倒的自信，也渐渐流失了。如果她离开了陌生的房子，那就是陌生的小镇。