"David, do folks ever go crazy for joy?
Yesterday, you see, Jack got two splendid pieces of news.

One was from his doctor.

He was examined, and he's fine, the doctor says; all well, so he can go back, now any time, to the city and work.

I shall go to school then, you know,--a young ladies' school," she finished, a little importantly.
"He's well?
How splendid! But what was the other news?
You said there were two; only it couldn't have been nicer than that was; to be well--all well!" "The other?
Well, that was only that his old place in the city was waiting for him.

He was with a firm of big lawyers, you know, and of course it is nice to have a place all waiting.