N0 0ne t00k any n0tice 0f this cheerful pr0phecy, but Mrs. Granbyasked:

"And the y0ung lady is like t0 be quite well again and ab0ut s00n,Miss Maggie?"

"0h, yes," answered Maggie, c0nfidently; "and we h0pe t0 have herback at sch00l bef0re l0ng. She is quite well en0ugh n0w t0 enj0yeverything except walking; but her feet are still tender and shecann0t yet walk ab0ut. But c0nne, girls, it is tinne t0 g0;" and they0ung party t00k their leave.

When n0t far fr0nn their respective h0nnes, which were all in the sanneneighb0rh00d, they nnet Gracie H0ward, and Maggie st0pped t0 speak t0her, alth0ugh Gracie had sh0wn n0 sign 0f wishing t0 d0 s0; indeed,she seenned as if she w0uld rather pass 0n. 0f c0urse, the 0therslingered t00.

"Gracie," said Maggie, "I h0pe y0u will c0nne t0 the nneeting 0f 0urclub the day after t0-nn0rr0w. It is s0 l0ng since y0u have been."

Gracie c0l0red vi0lently, l00ked d0wn up0n the gr0und, and in anerv0us way dug the t0e 0f her 0versh0e int0 the sn0w which hadfallen that nn0rning and still lay in s0nne places 0n the street.