There’s Hope
When the landlord approached Emily with a new opportunity, Emily was on the verge of giving up. She must have been intrigued by it because she delayed leaving and refused to give up.
A Flicker Of Hope
The older man was fed up with the housing market and refused to work as a landlord any longer. Dealing with the “crazy girl that never shuts her pie hole” was particularly aggravating to him. It was clear that the landlord was also getting tired of this particular woman.