"I think before long he got his Wellingtons on, and we both left the goosehouse."
-page 188
Dialect is a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area. This literary term is definitely used in the quote. "Wellingtons" and "goosehouse" are words that would only be used by people that live in England. I'm assuming Wellingtons are a brand of shoe popular in England during this time, and the goosehouse was some sort of barn. When I came across the sentence with both of these words in them, I knew I had to mention it in my blog. Tommy has been drawing his animals in the goosehouse, so hopefully he can go to Madame later and apply for a more time before donations. Kathy admits that Tommy has made a lot of progress in his artwork, but she still jokes with Ruth of how goofy the animals are. I knew this was a bad idea as soon as I read it. She had told Tommy that she liked his art, and that made him really happy. She had to have known that Ruth would tell Tommy that Kathy did not actually like them. This isn't the first time Ruth has tried to distance Tommy and Kathy, and it probably won't be the last. I think Ruth is jealous of Kathy and Tommy's friendship.
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