“No, certainly not. Mr. Fredericks’s bad behavior had earned my scorn and open condemnation.Of course, on the other hand, he had saved my brother’s life. I loved my brother dearly, and this man had risked his own life to rescue Alexander. So yes, I was mortified by my own behavior. Dreadfully so, the more I thought of it.But he had saved my brother’s life only after first endangering it. He had promoted Alexander’s presence on the trip without any consideration of our mother’s wishes. And . . . ...oh, in general, he was so rude and inconsiderate!Still, he had undergone great discomfort for the sake of my brother. Not, of course, without a number of complaints, but yet . . .In the weeks that followed our ill-fated journey to the Screaming Stones, I would have been glad to exchange my mind for almost anyone else’s. I grew so weary of trying to judge who was in the right that I could happily have changed lots with a turnip or a cabbage.I was not called upon to speak to the unspeakable Mr.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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