"If you'll just tell Pollyanna--SHE'LL understand." And the door closed after her.
A little later, that same day, there was the other widow--at least, she wore widow's garments.

Miss Polly did not know her at all.

She wondered vaguely how Pollyanna could have known her.

The lady gave her name as "Mrs.Tarbell." "I'm a stranger to you, of course," she began at once.

"But I'm not a stranger to your little niece, Pollyanna.