She came there for only 50 cents. While she was expected to be scared and run away in the face of the uncle's bullying, she stood like granite before him, as if proving how willpower, stubbornness, and mental unshakeability make a person strong. Her resistance did not just meet her own need; it became a spiritual lesson for R.U. Darby, who was watching her, teaching him not to give up in the face of poverty and that 'no' does not always mean 'no'.