She tells Dicey that the children can not live there and that she can shelter them for only one night .
Abigail Tillerman , the children 's grandmother , lives alone on a run - down farm .
Abigail Tillerman tells Dicey that the children can not live there and that Abigail Tillerman can shelter them for only one night .
Abigail Tillerman , the children 's grandmother , lives alone on a run - down farm .