Quote 1
"But you haven't got me fooled. What you need is some kind of punishment. They got you laying up here in bed, treating you like you're sick. Give me a chance, I'll straighten you out. Give me two minutes alone with you, I'll fix you. We'll see just how sick you really are." (10.11)
Trembling Sally never misses an opportunity to threaten or attack Abyssinia. We explore this in more detail over in the "Madness" section, but we have to give Trembling Sally a shout-out here since she definitely pulls her weight when it comes to violence as a theme in this book.
Quote 2
Abby's eyes followed the deranged woman around the room as Trembling Sally moved away from her. […]
Trembling Sally stood at the end of the bed, her eyes coals of fire. Her layers of clothes hung from her body haphazardly like the shabby wardrobe of a scarecrow.
"Wish I had a stick. I'd fix your red wagon, laying down there thinking you're so smart." (10.12-14)
Okay, so Trembling Sally has it out for Abyssinia. It isn't rational, and it isn't fair, but so it goes. Here's the thing, though: In this passage, Abby has been seriously hurt by Brother Jacobs. And yet from her distorted perception of reality, Trembling Sally sizes Abby up as a faker and promises to actually hurt her. Even when Abby's severely injured, Trembling Sally still isn't satisfied.