AS soon as Mary Frances opened her eyes the next morning she thought of the promised lesson.

“I’ll hurry and dress,” she whispered. “Perhaps I can start my lesson before breakfast. I wonder if the Knitting People are awake yet?”

Soon she was dressed, and ran to the sewing room.

“Good morning,” everybody greeted her as she entered.

This surprised her quite a little.

“Why, good morning, my dear friends,” she replied. “I thought maybe you wouldn’t be awake yet. It is so early.”