You have had most excellent luck, you may depend." By the time that Beechnut and Phonny reached the house, Malleville had put on her bonnet and was ready to go.

Mary Erskine said that she would go with them a little way.

Bella and Albert then wanted to go too.

Their mother said that she had no objection, and so they all went along together.
"Did you know that we were going to have a new road ?" said Mary Erskine to Beechnut.
"Are you ?" asked Phonny eagerly.
"Yes," said Mary Erskine.

"They have laid out a new road to the corner, and are going to make it very soon.