Murphy understood why the young mistress appeared indifferent to the sacrifice of sixty midnight hunters.
In her view, it was a necessary tribute to the family, as well as a form of adherence to and respect for the doctrine and rules.
She wouldn't even consider the unglamorous role Murphy played in this matter.
Because Murphy brought a valuable victory to the family.
This was enough for her to overlook all the unreasonable aspects of the matter.
It was pleasant to deal with such principled people. At least Murphy wasn't resisting the young lady as he did before. He even thought it wouldn't be too bad to work under the young mistress.
After all, as long as you act according to the rules, the young mistress is quite manageable.
Moreover, in her worldview, there seemed to be no notion of "playing smart", that is, exploiting the loopholes in the rules, which was an act accepted by the young mistress.
