\"I’vegoodnewsforyou，Anne，\"saidDiana。\"MotherandIhavejustgothomefromCarmody，andIsawMarySentnerfromSpencervaleinMr。Blair’sstore。ShesaystheoldCoppgirlsontheToryRoadhaveawillow-wareplatterandshethinksit’sexactlyliketheonewehadatthesupper。Shesaysthey’lllikelysellit，forMarthaCopphasneverbeenknowntokeepanythingsheCOULDsell；
butiftheywon’tthere’saplatteratWesleyKeyson’satSpencervaleandsheknowsthey’dsellit，butsheisn’tsureit’sjustthesamekindasAuntJosephine’s。\"
\"I’llgorightovertoSpencervaleafterittomorrow，\"saidAnneresolutely，\"andyoumustcomewithme。Itwillbesuchaweightoffmymind，forIhavetogototowndayaftertomorrowandhowcanIfaceyourAuntJosephinewithoutawillow-wareplatter？
ItwouldbeevenworsethanthetimeIhadtoconfessaboutjumpingonthespareroombed。\"
Bothgirlslaughedovertheoldmemory……concerningwhich，ifanyofmyreadersareignorantandcurious，ImustreferthemtoAnne’searlierhistory。