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Quote #4
Dad looked at me sharply and pulled at his chin.
He frowned at me sternly from there in his seat. (117-118)
Uh-oh… Marco's dad clearly doesn't buy into any of the shenanigans of his world, so he better change it fast.
Quote #5
"Nothing," I said, growing red as a beet,
"But a plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street." (121-122)
In the end, Marco decides to tell his dad what he wants to hear, so he delivers the safe version of reality and keeps his magical one to himself. After all, his dad in all his adult-ness would never appreciate it anyway.