How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Gor," she said, "but you're a rat, ain't you? And didn't the old man just warn me of such? 'Beware the rats,' he said." She held the tray up higher so that the light from the candle shone directly on Roscuro and the golden spoon on his head and the blood-red cloak around his neck. (33.6)
Mig isn't the smartest girl in the world, but she still has some fears about trusting a rat like Roscuro. Roscuro's gonna have to do some fast talking.
Quote #5
"My papa had some cloth much like yours, Mr. Rat," said Mig. "Red like that. He traded me for it."
"Ah," said Roscuro, and he smiled a large, knowing smile. "Ah, did he really? That is a terrible story, a tragic story." (33.10-11)
Rule #1 of deceit: get your target's trust by appearing sympathetic. Roscuro learned that from Botticelli. He knows way more then he's letting on about Mig's papa.
Quote #6
"Miss Miggery, there is no need to shout. None at all. And as you can hear me, so I can hear you. We two are perfectly suited, each to the other." Roscuro smiled again, displaying a mouthful of sharp yellow teeth. "'Aspirations,' my dear, are those things that would make a serving girl wish to be a princess." (33.19)
The author uses imagery to add to what we know about the characters. Would you trust someone with "sharp yellow teeth"?