"THE NEXT AFTERNOON IS BLUSTERY AND GRAY, BUT MISS Moore still makes good on her promise to take us to the caves. It's a solid hike through the trees, beyond the boat house and the lake, and along a deep ravine. Ann trips on the slops crumbling wall and nearly trumbles into it.
"Careful" Miss Moore says. "This ravine's a bit tricky. Seems to come out of nowhere and then you're falling and breaking your neck."
We cross the ravine, walking over a small bridge into a spot where the trees open to form a small circular clearing. I catch my breath. I found Mary Dowd's diary. The caves are in front of us, tucked beneath a ledge overgrown with vines that tickle our arms as we thread our way through them into the velvety blackness." page 124
This shows the outside of the boarding school and Gemma really wanted to go see the caves. So her class walked through trees, over a bridge, etc to get to the cave that Miss Moore had told them about.
This shows the outside of the boarding school and Gemma really wanted to go see the caves. So her class walked through trees, over a bridge, etc to get to the cave that Miss Moore had told them about.
I agree with the idea that it is important for Gemma to see the caves. I think that the description of the outside is important because Gemma revisits the caves often. Finding the diary of Mary Dowd is clearly important, which leads me to believe the cave is important.
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