At the end of Chapter 15, what change do we see in Kit's attitude toward her uncle? What do you think accounts for this change?

In Chapter Fifteen, we see Kit become proud of her uncle.... she has finally seen the man her aunt fell in love with.... she'd finally taken the time to see.

She knew she had overheard an account of serious insubordination to the King, yet in her heart she was glad that her uncle had known
this small victory. Now perhaps they would have some peace in the house. No, it was more than that. Tonight she had understood for the first time what her aunt had seen in that fierce man to make her cross an ocean at his side. There was a sort of magnificence about him, even without the fine uniform that made Governor Andros so splendid. Lying there in the dark, Kit had to admit it--she was proud of him.