The root of the word valiant gives a clue that this word means A. "holding tightly to something."
B. "acting with strength and bravery."
C. "feeling pleasure or happiness."
D. "behaving in a self-serving manner."

Lizabeth remembers her childhood, during the summer when she destroyed miss lottie's marigolds. the emotions that she experienced from the guilt of her destruction made her feel pain more than the joys and fun that she had, and this motivated her to taunt miss lottie.

Iwould think courage