How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
She spoke rapidly. Agatha told me she'd asked for tuition money for the University of Wisconsin at Madison as her Christmas present. She explained how she had offered to spend her savings, which she said was enough for the first year's tuition. But still, Grandfather Bolte had turned her down flat, saying the only thing she'd get at the university was a husband, and that could be found in Placid, Wisconsin, for free. (3.8)
What do you think of Grandfather Bolte's position? Why does he feel it wouldn't be worth it for Agatha to go to the University of Wisconsin? Does Agatha want a husband or does she want to go to college? Or does she want both?
Quote #2
No, I was not in favor of Agatha's going to university, because it meant Agatha would leave Placid and me. Happily, Agatha did not speak of going again. I thought her craving for education was cured. (3.11)
Okay, that's straight-up selfish, Georgie—Georgie does tend to get stubbornly stuck on her own ideas. In her defense, she's only thirteen. Still, though, she's going to have to learn to let Agatha be if she wants to stay close to her sister long-term.
Quote #3
As I watched Agatha spin around the ballroom, I heard my neighbors bet that by the end of January, Agatha Burkhardt would be engaged to marry Billy McCabe. I hated that idea. Marrying Billy was worse than attending the University of Wisconsin because Billy planned to homestead in Minnesota. Minnesota was so far away Agatha might never come home again. (3.14)
Essentially, Agatha can't do anything to make Georgie happy other than stay in Placid forever and run the store with her. Sorry, Georgie, but that doesn't sound that great to us, either. We think Georgie needs to get a dream that doesn't involve Agatha, one that can be all her own.