The women are going to hide what they have discovered to protect Mrs. Wright.
Explanation:
In this part of the story "Trifles", the two ladies, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters discovers the real scenario of the murder and about the murderer. They came into the conclusion that they will not disclose this to anyone. They started to cover the birdcage with more quilts to hide the evidence from the eyes of the men. Talking about the bird, Mrs. Hale replied to the Country Attorney that the cat might have eaten it up.
This excerpt suggests that the women know that Mrs. Wright killed John
Explanation:
Hiding behind innocent talk about quilting, is the symbol of the knot, which suggests that the women know that Mrs. Wright has killed her husband.
Previously in the story, Mrs. Wright informed that John had died of "a rope round his neck". Saying that Mrs. Wright was going to knot the quilt is Mrs. Peters' way of disclosing the information that she knows. A connection is established between the knot on the rope around John's neck and the knot on the quilt, both tied by Mrs. Wright.
