How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"He'll make a good vampire, though, once he gets the hang of it."
Mark was looking at him with rising horror, and Ben knew he had to get him away. This was the worst of all. (14.1097-1098)
Parkins thinks Nolly will make a good vampire not because he's smart (like Mr. Petrie), but because he's kind of dumb and mean-spirited. Parkins's refusal to be a vampire, his conviction that he wouldn't like being a vampire, in some ways makes him more evil himself ("the worst of all"). Being indifferent and damning your neighbor—that's also kind of evil, right?