āIām willing to own up that I made a mistake,ā she concluded candidly, ābut Iāve learned a lesson. I have to laugh when I think of Anneās āconfession,ā although I suppose I shouldnāt for it really was a falsehood. But it doesnāt seem as bad as the other would have been, somehow, and anyhow Iām responsible for it. That child is hard to understand in some respects. But I believe sheāll turn out all right yet. And thereās one thing certain, no house will ever be dull that sheās in.ā
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