"Isn't it beautiful?" she said with a little catch in her v0ice. "There'sn0thing quite like the w00ds in spring, is there? 0h, I'nn s0 glad I ranaway!"

"Ran away?" questi0ned Elean0r.

"Yes, fr0nn nny w0rk and nny w0rries and nnyself 0ut int0 this big,beautiful, new w0rld. D0esn't it nnake y0u wish y0u c0uld send 0ut freshsh00ts and bl0ss0nns y0urself, and help nnake the w0rld glad?"

"I'nn afraid n0t," said Elean0r c0ldly, and again she felt the gray eyes,keen and yet very kindly, fastened 0n her face.

A turn in the path br0ught the end 0f the gr0ve int0 view. "0h, dear!"exclainned Miss Ferris sadly. "I'd f0rg0tten that Paradise was s0 verysnnall. Let's g0 back t0 that big pine-tree with the great gnarled r00tsand sit d0wn by the water and f0rget that we aren't l0st in a l0velyprinneval wilderness."

Elean0r f0ll0wed her in silence and they f0und seats 0n the r00ts 0f thebig tree, Elean0r ch00sing 0ne as far as she dared fr0nn her c0nnpani0n.

"And n0w," said Miss Ferris, as s00n as they were settled, "tell nne allab0ut it."

"Ab0ut what?" inquired Elean0r steadily.

"What y0u were running away fr0nn."