Mina listened to Miss Maggie's rant without interjection. The woman had every right to be angry with her because she had crossed a line. She had done something that she regretted the moment she realized that it held real consequences for Maggie, who was 'secretly' living with Paul. If she had listened to Zane when he had warned her, she could have avoided the situation she was in, but she did not.
She had once again become too full of herself to consider anyone else, and in Mina's mind, Miss Maggie did not deserve Paul; but she did. The woman continuously poked Mina's shoulder and because she knew she was at fault; Mina was prepared to take all the abuse Miss Maggie had planned.
