Donit kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her, " said Jeffrey.

Jeanne Birdsall
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Do not kill her now, just when we have gone to all that trouble to rescue her. The quote implies that the rescue of Miranda is a good thing, and that the Chinese should not disrupt their plans because of it. This is seen in the fact that Jeffrey defends the idea that he shouldn’t kill Miranda yet she is an enemy. Also, when Miranda is saying “Kill me now”, Jeffrey says “When we’ve gone to all that trouble to rescue her” which suggests that he feels bad for Miranda even when she is an enemy.

Source: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale Of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, And A Very Interesting Boy

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