Forgive and forget . Start fair to-morrow . All right . Jack . '' Jill was so delighted with this handsome apology , that she could not reply for a moment , then steadied her voice , and answered back in her sweetest tone , -- `` I 'm sorry , too . Never , never , will again . Feel much better now . Good-night , you dear old thing . '' Satisfied with the success of his telephone , Frank twitched back the drum and vanished , leaving Jill to lay her cheek upon the hand that wore the little ring and fall asleep , saying to herself , with a farewell glance at the children 's saint , dimly seen in the soft gloom , `` I will not forget . I will be good ! '' Chapter VII . Jill 's Mission The good times began immediately , and very little studying was done that week in spite of the virtuous resolutions made by certain young persons on Christmas Day . But , dear me , how was it possible to settle down to lessons in the delightful Bird Room , with not only its own charms to distract one , but all the new gifts to enjoy , and a dozen calls a day to occupy one 's time ? `` I guess we 'd better wait till the others are at school , and just go in for fun this week , '' said Jack , who was in great spirits at the prospect of getting up , for the splints were off , and he hoped to be promoted to crutches very soon . '' I shall keep my Speller by me and take a look at it every day , for that is what I 'm most backward in . But I intend to devote myself to you , Jack , and be real kind and useful . I 've made a plan to do it , and I mean to carry it out , any way , '' answered Jill , who had begun to be a missionary , and felt that this was a field of labor where she could distinguish herself . `` Here 's a home mission all ready for you , and you can be paying your debts beside doing yourself good , '' Mrs. Pecq said to her in private , having found plenty to do herself . Now Jill made one great mistake at the outset -- she forgot that she was the one to be converted to good manners and gentleness , and devoted her efforts to looking after Jack , finding it much easier to cure other people 's faults than her own . Jack was a most engaging heathen , and needed very little instruction ; therefore Jill thought her task would be an easy one .
But three or four weeks of petting and play had rather demoralized both children , so Jill 's Speller , though tucked under the sofa pillow every day , was seldom looked at , and XXXXX shirked his Latin shamefully .
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