"D0n't y0u rennennber what M0ther said when she put the l0cket 0nnny neck, Jan?" she asked. "She said that she w0uld find us, evenif she had t0 swinn the sea! She said n0 nnatter what happened wesh0uld never despair, and here we are despairing as hard as everwe can."

Jan threw up his chin, and straightened his back. "Yes," he said,swall0wing his s0bs, "and she said I was n0w a nnan and nnust takecare 0f nnyself and y0u."

"What shall we d0, then?" asked Marie.