Why didn’t Maddie ask Peggy to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of?

Why didn’t Maddie ask Peggy to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of?

Answer: Maddie tried to tell Peggy to stop teasing Wanda by writing a note to her. Maddie herself was very poor. She did not have the courage to speak to Peggy about this matter. She thought Peggy might ask her where she got the dress she had and she would have to say that it was one of Peggy’s old ones. That is why she was afraid of.