I made Frank tell me so much . Mamma said I might tell you , but I did n't think she would be able to hold in if she saw you first . Your mother is coming , too , and we are all going to have larks together till we are well . '' The splendor of this arrangement took Jill 's breath away , and before she got it again , in came Frank and Ralph with two clothes-baskets of treasures to be hung upon the tree . While they wired on the candles the children asked questions , and found out all they wanted to know about the new plans and pleasures . `` Who fixed all this ? '' `` Mamma thought of it , and Ralph and I did it . He 's the man for this sort of thing , you know . He proposed cutting out the arches and sticking on birds and butterflies just where they looked best . I put those canaries over there , they looked so well against the blue ; '' and Frank proudly pointed out some queer orange-colored fowls , looking as if they were having fits in the air , but very effective , nevertheless . `` Your mother said you might call this the Bird Room . We caught a scarlet-tanager for you to begin with , did n't we , Jack ? '' and Ralph threw a bon-bon at Jill , who looked very like a bright little bird in a warm nest . `` Good for you ! Yes , and we are going to keep her in this pretty cage till we can both fly off together . 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 do n'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 do n'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 .
`` XXXXX said he 'd pull me along in my Latin , but I 've been lazy and have n't done a thing .
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