 Why did Mr. & Mrs. Lane agree so quickly to Peggy’s bargain?
PEGGY FINDS THE THEATER I Dramatic Dialogue “Of course, this is no surprise to us,” Thomas Lane said to his daughter Peggy, who perched tensely on the edge of a kitchen stool. Mrs. Lane smiled gently and placed her soft white hand on her daughter’s lean brown one. “None of them is as fascinating as acting to me,” Peggy replied, “and none of them is nearly as important to my life.” Mr. Lane, seeing Peggy’s hurt look, was quick to step in with reassurance. 5 “It seems to me, Tom, that Margaret has a pretty good idea of what she’s doing,” Mrs. Lane said. 6 Mrs. Lane patted Peggy’s arm and said, “We won’t keep you in suspense long, dear. Ever since she had been a little girl, the barn had been Peggy’s favorite place to go to be by herself and think. Peggy stopped first at the bag that hung on the wall among the bridles and halters and took out a lump of sugar as a present. As Peggy mixed some oats and barley for her pet and checked to see that there was enough straw in the stall, she thought about her life in Rockport and the new life that she might soon be going to. Peggy had lived all her life here, knew every tree-shaded street, every country road, field, lake, and stream. It was not any dissatisfaction with her life, her friends, or her home that made Peggy want to leave Rockport.
 They understood that she was determined and realistic in her plans.
 They didn’t want to argue about it anymore.  They didn’t want her to pursue a different career.  They understood that she was determined and realistic in her plans.  They remembered that she wanted to move to New York since she was young.