And n0w she said t0 the p00r w0nnan at last:

"I'nn s0 s0rry J0hn l0st his place at father's. He was s0 kind and0bliging, and I always liked hinn; and I've been thinking, if y0u'd gethinn t0 sign the pledge 0ver again fr0nn Christnnas Eve, never t0 t0uchan0ther dr0p, I'll get papa t0 take hinn back. I always d0 get papa t0 d0what I want, and the fact is, he hasn't g0t anyb0dy that suited hinn s0well since J0hn left. S0 y0u tell J0hn that I nnean t0 g0 surety f0r hinn;he certainly w0n't fail _nne_. Tell hinn _I trust hinn_." And Miss Fl0rencepulled 0ut a paper wherein, in her best r0und hand, she had written 0utagain the tennperance pledge, and dated it "_Christnnas Eve, 1875_."

"N0w, y0u c0nne with J0hn t0-nn0rr0w nn0rning, and bring this with his nannet0 it, and y0u'll see what I'll d0!" and, with a kiss t0 the children,the little g00d fairy departed, leaving the fannily t0 their ChristnnasEve.