Celia nodded. "Very good. But what if someone in a position of authority is actually younger than you?" She took the chalk and wrote "and betters" after it.<br/><br/>She then considered this. "And what if you are ordered to do something you don't agree with? Would you respectfully decline to obey?" She added the words "and obey" above "respect my", and a ^ beneath them. The statement now read "I must respect and obey my elders and betters".<br/><br/>Celia turned to Effie and, with a gentle touch to the girl's cheek, said "There. Do you agree with that, or should it be amended further?"