The Lesson

Yes or No

— Yes, said Loring, I don’t see why not. But, how would we get there?

This she mused to herself.

She went into the hall and fetched the schedule.

— There is a bus, she said, in fifteen minutes that will bring us well in time. The bus returns at five. Your mother will be here at five. Some excuse must be posted on the door to say we will be late returning. But late from where?

They thought in silence.

— But, said Stan. Why say anything? She might not care.

— You’re right, said Loring. It might not even occur to her to ask where we have been.

And that settled the question. Thus, next:

The Preparations for Traveling by Bus and the Seeing of a Magician in the Next Town.