To this letter the crow replied the next day in a little letter that Jimsi found in the mail-box. The crow’s letter said:
“Dear Jimsi:
Your suggestion about using the flower-patterns for scrapbook decorations is good. But you must puzzle longer and find still other jolly plays in your Magic Book.
Playfully,
Crow.
P. S.
I’m going to give you a perfectly splendid surprise. On Friday at four o’clock—after your nap—come to The Happy Shop and see what it is. It’s the nicest that could happen, I think.
Your play friend,
Caw Caw.
P. S.
No fair asking Aunt Phoebe to tell what the surprise is. She won’t say!”
To this Jimsi replied in another letter to the crow: