Between snivels, Teárlag said, "I was stupid. All people were the same to me. I didn't recognize some were better than others. You were no different from Blackthorne in my eyes in the beginning. More wealthy nabobs who'd looked down on me all my life. I just wanted to join you, become one of you, so I could look down on others. But you showed me some people are different; not all the same. You cared about your servants, you punish yourselves if you harm them. You cared about Isobel when she struck Jinny. You cared about Jinny. Isobel hired Jinny even though she was the source of her punishment....