"You can join us again to-morrow." Mux departed reluctantly.
When his mother was firmly leading him away, he was still able to call to Cornelli: "Be sure not to go till I come back!" Cornelli felt quite frightened when her confiding little friend had gone.

Now for the first time she was left alone with the two sisters.
She wondered what would happen.

But nothing happened.

They were both so deeply occupied with their work that they did not even raise their heads.

Cornelli now remembered the lovely story book.