Read the following sentence from the passage: ". . . and that he would prefer to dispose of her at private sale." Based on your knowledge and the passage, what does the word dispose suggest about the narrator's opinion of Dr. Flint?
Dispose in this passage means to get ride of because she is no longer of use to him and is worth less in his eyes. The last thing she is good for is money if he is looking to sell her that’s the last use for her.
