I was sixteen with no car, so I walked all over Chicago . . .
Explanation:
This is the sentence that provides a clue about the context of the story. In this line, we learn a little about the setting in which the story takes place. We learn that the story takes place in Chicago. If we read the rest of the text, we are able to gather more clues, such as the fact that the story takes place in modern times. We can conclude this by the references to cars and skyscrapers.
Ok so what happened was her cousin Mary was sitting by Mr.Oakley who was trying to engage her thoughts.Cause Mary had a swollen leg from her foot that had fallen into he fire at camp.Hopefully that helped you out!