arrangements for you, but I will come back very soon.
And I will bring fresh milk and plum cake when I do.”
Whether the children understood her exact mean-
ing was unknown, but the general tone of her words
seemed to have gotten across, for there was no more
howling. Also, as soon as Penelope rose to leave, the
youngest of the three leaped into the warm spot on the
ground where Penelope had been sitting and curled
up in a ball; the look on her face was very much like
contentment.
That started Mrs. Clarke wailing all over again, and
Penelope had to lend her a fresh handkerchief before
they could make their way back to the house.
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