The stingy old fossils." The boyish boast, the veiled hint of revolt and reprisal vaguely disturbed Geraldine's sense of justice.
"After all," she said, "they have meant to be kind.

They didn't know how, that's all.

And, Scott, do let us try to be better now.

I'm ashamed of my rudeness to them.

And I'm going to be very, very good to Kathleen and not do one single thing to make her unhappy or even to bother Mr.
Tappan....