How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"She's mean," Sammy said. "She's not like Momma at all."
"That doesn't matter," Dicey repeated. "Besides, she's not really mean, not like Mr. Rudyard. Is she?"
"How do you know?" Sammy demanded.
"Remember when James took that money?" Maybeth asked him. "Remember how Dicey's face got all red and hot and she told us we had to go, and she told James he had to obey. Remember? That was like our grandmother. Mr. Rudyard was cold." (2.9.20-23)
So, there are different kinds of mental illness. If Abigail is a little crazy, Maybeth realizes it's not the bad kind. She's not the kind of person who would hurt them—like Mr. Rudyard—so she's okay, even if she might be a little wacky sometimes.