"No."
"Down to see the Spillkinses?"
"Wrong again."
"Over eastwards to the Morris farm," said Chi.
"Right," said Mrs. Blossom, smiling. "How did you know, Chi?"
"I didn't, just guessed it; coz I knew the new folks was goin' to move in this week."
"What new folks?" chorussed the children in surprise.
"An addition to the Lost Nation," replied their mother, "and a very charming one. Now there are five families on our Mountain."
"Who are they, Martie?"--"Are you going to ask them to Thanksgiving, too?"--"What's their name?"--"How many are there of them?"--"Any boys?" They were all talking together.
"One at a time, please," laughed Mrs. Blossom, putting her hands over her ears. "I never heard such mill-clappers!"