"I am glad my little girl had such a happy afternoon," said Mrs. Lund as she sat embroidering with her daughter beside her. "But there will be very little time for skating, during the next few days. Christmas will be here before we know it, and you can help me about many small things."
"Mother, may I go with you to the Christmas market this year? You know I was sick and could not go last year," said Sigrid.
"I remember, Sigrid," replied her mother. "You must go to bed now, and we will plan about it in the morning."
CHAPTER II.
THE KNITTING LESSON
"Won't mother be surprised, Miss Eklund, when she finds out how fast I have learned to knit?" said Sigrid.
"Yes, I am sure she will be much pleased," replied Miss Eklund.
Sigrid was very soberly knitting a red worsted square, while her governess sat near to help her when the little steel needles behaved badly. It was Sigrid's first piece of knitting, so she was flushed and eager over her task.