Mrs. Tillerman confesses to Dicey that she bears the pain of this , and fears repeating the same failures .
Dicey learns that her grandmother is frightened of becoming emotionally attached to the Tillerman children , in case she were to lose them as she lost her own children .
Tillerman Tillerman confesses to Dicey that Tillerman bears the pain of this , and fears repeating the same failures .
Dicey learns that her grandmother is frightened of becoming emotionally attached to the Tillerman children , in case she were to lose them as she lost her own children .