Would you take a special quilt that was not yours to some stranger? In A Gathering of Days Mary had to make this exact decision. Every one knows that Mary took the quilt to her phantom, however some think that she should not have. Mary should not have taken the quilt to her phantom for three reasons: it could be terribly dangerous, sadly she could get in trouble, and covertly she had to keep secrets. The first reason Mary should not have taken the quilt to her phantom is because it could be dangerous. We know that Mary had no clue who the phantom. He could have been an outlaw or a thief that could have trapped her and her friends. Also he could have tragically hurt or killed Mary and her friends like a hunter catches
