Good-by, my dear," and Lucy
was seized, hugged, and kissed, and almost before she knew what it was
all about her mother had gone, and she was left alone, watching the
wagon as it rolled slowly down the road.
She was roused by hearing Ollie's voice close behind her.
"Oh, Lucy, let's go up-stairs, and get the room ready for you. I must
move the things in my closet, and make enough bare nails for your
dresses."
So the two girls went up-stairs together, and the afternoon was passed
in preparations for the coming week.
The next morning Lucy and Ollie went to school as usual, only instead of
having a long solitary walk, they each had the other's company, which
they found very pleasant. The girls at school were quite astonished to
hear that they were spending the week together.
As they were walking back from school, they saw on the beach the signal
which was always used to show that there were fish in sight.
"Oh, let us hurry through our dinner," said Ollie, "and go down to the
beach. I love to see them draw in their big nets full of fish. It is
such fun."
Mrs. Rogers was astonished to see two wild children rush into the house,
all out of breath, exclaiming,
"Isn't dinner ready? We are in such a hurry to get down to the beach.
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