But nothing more was said about the broken window, and the classes marched to their several rooms and the school day went on.
Hurrying home at noon, the Bobbsey twins were rather surprised to find that Aunt Sallie Pry had not yet arrived to help Dinah take charge of the house.
“Maybe she isn’t coming,” suggested Bert.
“Oh, yes, she’s suah to come!” Dinah stated. “Mrs. Pry, she done tellyfoam me dat she’d be ober dis ebenin’.”
“Is anything the matter?” Nan wanted to know.
“She done say she got a li’l touch ob de misery in her back,” Dinah explained.
“What’s misery?” Freddie wanted to know.
“A sort o’ pain,” Dinah told him. “Now eat you lunch, honey lambs, so’s you kin git to de head of de class when you goes back to school.”
“I’m head of the class now, Dinah,” said Freddie. “That is, I’m head of the boys. Flossie is head of the girls’ side.”
“Aw right, honey lamb!” chuckled Dinah. “Den you all had done bettah eat a good lunch so’s you all kin stay at de head!”