Cecily did not write back , because Mrs. Ray had decreed that no letters must be taken down from the hill farm lest they carry infection . Cecily had offered to bake every epistle thoroughly in the oven before sending it ; but Mrs. Ray was inexorable , and Cecily had to content herself by sending long verbal messages with Judy Pineau . `` My OWN DEAREST Cecily , '' ran Sara 's letter . `` I have just heard the sad news about POOR DEAR PETER . I ca n't describe MY FEELINGS . They are DREADFUL . I have been crying ALL THE AFTERNOON . I wish I could FLY to you , but ma will not let me . She is afraid I will catch the measles , but I would rather have the measles A DOZEN TIMES OVER than be sepparated from you all like this . But I have felt , ever since the Judgment Sunday that I MUST OBEY MA BETTER than I used to do . If ANYTHING HAPPENS to Peter and you are let see him BEFORE IT HAPPENS give him MY LOVE and tell him HOW SORRY I AM , and that I hope we will ALL meet in A BETTER WORLD Everything in school is about the same . The master is awful cross by spells . Jimmy Frewen walked home with Nellie Bowan last night from prayer-meeting and HER ONLY FOURTEEN . Do n't you think it horrid BEGINNING SO YOUNG ? YOU AND ME would NEVER do anything like that till we were GROWN UP , would we ? Willy Fraser looks SO LONESOME in school these days . I must stop for ma says I waste FAR TOO MUCH TIME writing letters . Tell Judy ALL THE NEWS for me . `` Your OWN TRUE FRIEND , `` SARA RAY . `` P.S. Oh I DO hope Peter will get better .
Ma is going to get me a new brown dress XXXXX the winter .
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