How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
[Mr. McIntyre] had been Grace's adviser, her closest confidant, for half her life. (1.6)
Grace must have thought Mr. McIntyre was loyal and trustworthy to keep him so close for her entire life. He acts pretty shady through the rest of the book, though, so she may have made a bad call. Despite his duplicitous ways, could he possibly be acting in Grace's best interests?
Quote #2
"My dear children, may I suggest something? We need an alliance." (4.79)
Like in Survivor, an alliance is crucial to getting ahead in the game. A good alliance requires loyalty among all its members. An alliance with Uncle Alistair is not a good alliance, because he's only loyal to himself.