How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"I'm not. I'm not used to anything that's happened to me. I'm not used to hoaxing gullible people, or pretending to be a High Brazilian savage—"
"You were very good at it." Mickle grinned for the first time since their meeting.
"That's the trouble, don't you see? When I ran into the count, I thought it would be a chance to see the rest of the world. That's really what I wanted. Not swindling people with elixirs made from ditch water, or claiming to raise ghosts. Least of all, trying to kill someone. But I've done all that. Even getting you out of jail, I lied like a thief. Worse, it didn't bother me at all. What kind of person does that make me?"
"No different from anyone else," Mickle said. "Did you think you were?" (20.29-32)
Mickle's got it going on. She says that Theo needs to take his morals down a peg, and that by pretending to be a savage, he's just doing what he's got to in order survive. Sure it might not be the most ethical choice, but he's keeping himself clothed and fed. Practicality outweighs principles as far as Mickle's concerned.