How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
The policeman turned out to be Nellie Runacre's son Ernie, a boy Mrs. Driver had chased many a time for stealing russet apples from the tree by the gate—"a nasty, thieving, good for nothing dribbet of a no-good," she told my brother. (19.25)
It seems as though Mrs. Driver is mean and nasty to all kids—not just the boy. But hey, at least she gets a taste of her own medicine at the end of the novel.