"What fun you make out of everything," she said.
"It's the only way," Jane answered. "My mission is to make two sunbeams shine where only one slanted."
"I'm glad I'm one of the heathen to whom you were sent," said Madeleine affectionately.
Jane put her arm around her. "So am I, dear, very glad."
Madeleine laid her face against the other girl's. "Some day I want to tell you a secret," she said; "a secret that Lorenzo told me yesterday."
Jane felt her heart sort of skip a beat. "Do tell me," she said in a whisper.
"I can't now," said Madeleine. "I want to be all alone with you. It's too—too big a secret to bear to be broken in upon."
"Can you come to-morrow afternoon? Auntie's going to Mrs. Mead's to the Sewing Society, and I'll be here alone."
"That will be nice," said Madeleine; "yes, I'll come."