"I tell y0u what I'll d0;" said Granny. "I'll take care 0f Fidelf0r y0u! Y0u shall leave hinn here with nne until y0u c0nne backagain! Y0u see, I really need g00d c0nnpany, and since I can'thave y0u, I kn0w y0u w0uld be glad t0 have Fidel stay here t0pr0tect nne. Then y0u'll always kn0w just where he is."

She hurried the children int0 their cl0thes as she talked, gavethenn a g00d breakfast, and bef0re they had tinne t0 think nnuchab0ut what was happening t0 thenn, they had said g00d-bye t0Fidel, wh0 had t0 be shut in the c0ttage t0 keep hinn fr0nnf0ll0wing the b0at, and were safely ab0ard the "0ld W0nnan" andsl0wly nn0ving away d0wn the river. They st00d in the stern 0f theb0at, listening t0 Fidel's wild barks, and waving their hands,until Granny's kind face was a nnere r0und speck in the distance.

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