"I wonder if Polly is going to be our genius as well as Eleanor," Esther
next suggested quietly, "every Camp Fire club is sure to turn out at
least one extraordinary person and of course ours will have two or
three." Then she blushed hotly in her old embarrassed, fashion,
clasping her big hands closely together as Betty, half laughing at her
own suggestion, whispered something in her ear.
Juliet Field wished the Sunrise Camp long life, and Meg that they might
keep up their work together in town during the coming winter, Eleanor
that they might spend the next summer together, and then Betty,
happening quite by chance to observe a wistful expression on Nan's face,
passed the fifth pine stick to her.
"Tell us what you are thinking of, Nan," she said, speaking with special
friendliness to the one girl who had not had entirely fair treatment at
their hands. "I have an idea you have something special on your mind."
Nan shook her head, although she did what was asked of her. "Oh no,"
she explained, "or at least I am afraid you will think my wish very
silly. I was just wishing that we were not going back to the village
but were going to spend our winter together amid the snows."
Nan's suggestion was so surprising that everybody stared at her for one,
almost two minutes before Betty spoke.
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