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           "Well,thentellme. Butbeginatthebeginning,andbesureIunderstandeachthingasyougo. Don’tplungeintothemiddleofitasyoudidbefore—andmixeverythingallup!" 

           Jimmywethislipsdeterminedly. 

           "Well,terbeginwith,Dr.ChiltoncometerseeMr.Pendleton,an’theytalkedinthelibrary. Doyouunderstandthat?" 

           "Yes,Jimmy." MissPolly’svoicewasratherfaint. 

           "Well,thewindowwasopen,andIwasweedin’theflower-bedunderit; an’Iheard‘emtalk." 

           "Oh,Jimmy! LISTENING?" 

           "‘Twa’n’taboutme,an’‘twa’n’tsneaklistenin’,"bridledJimmy. "AndI’mgladIlistened. YouwillbewhenItellye. Why,itmaymakePollyanna—walk!" 

           "Jimmy,whatdoyoumean?"MissPollywasleaningforwardeagerly. 

           "There,Itoldyeso,"noddedJimmy,contentedly. "Well,Dr.ChiltonknowssomedoctorsomewherethatcancurePollyanna,hethinks—makeherwalk,yeknow; buthecan’ttellsuretillheSEESher. Andhewantsterseehersomethin’awful,buthetoldMr.Pendletonthatyouwouldn’tlethim." 

           MissPolly’sfaceturnedveryred. 

           "But,Jimmy,I—Ican’t—Icouldn’t! Thatis,Ididn’tknow!" MissPollywastwistingherfingerstogetherhelplessly. 

           "Yes,an’that’swhatIcometertellye,soyouWOULDknow,"assertedJimmy,eagerly. "Theysaidthatforsomereason—Ididn’trightlycatchwhat—youwouldn’tletDr.Chiltoncome,an’youtoldDr.Warrenso; an’Dr.Chiltoncouldn’tcomehimself,withoutyouaskedhim,onaccountofpridean’professionalet—et—well,et-somethinanyway. An’theywaswishin’somebodycouldmakeyouunderstand,onlytheydidn’tknowwhocould; an’Iwasoutsidethewinder,an’Isaystermyselfrightaway,‘ByJinks,I’lldoit!’ An’Icome—an’haveImadeyeunderstand?"