I say, Jill, where shall we be in our classes when we do get back ?" and Jack's merry face fell at the thought.
"At the foot, if we don't study and keep up.

Doctor said I might study sometimes, if I'd lie still as long as he thought best, and Molly brought home my books, and Merry says she will come in every day and tell me where the lessons are.

I don't mean to fall behind, if my backbone is cracked," said Jill, with a decided nod that made several black rings fly out of the net to dance on her forehead.
"Frank said he'd pull me along in my Latin, but I've been lazy and haven't done a thing.

Let's go at it and start fair for New Year," proposed Jack, who did not love study as the bright girl did, but was ashamed to fall behind her in anything.
"All right.

They've been reviewing, so we can keep up when they begin, if we work next week, while the rest have a holiday.