Of course she is nervous: she is unsure of herself and this bow is a minor rebellion against the judgment of her social group. Lucy is not at this stage ready to flour responsibly. After all, she shows no sense that George and his father may have values of their own of any merit: she merely wishes they ‘did do’ – that is, that they might be included in this smiling unsavory clique. (Edwards
Of course she is nervous: she is unsure of herself and this bow is a minor rebellion against the judgment of her social group. Lucy is not at this stage ready to flour responsibly. After all, she shows no sense that George and his father may have values of their own of any merit: she merely wishes they ‘did do’ – that is, that they might be included in this smiling unsavory clique. (Edwards