ThenIroared；betIsoundedlikeBashan’sbull。
“DearLord！“saidLaddiedroppingthesheepandtakingmeinhiswetarms。“Tellme，Biddy！Tellmehowitis。“
ThenIforgotIwasaCrusader，andtoldhimallaboutitaswellasIcouldforchoking，andwhenIfinishedhebathedmyhotface，andhelpedmefromtheroots。ThenhewentandlookeddowntheholeIshowedhimandhecriedoutquicklike，andthrewhimselfonthegrass，andinasecondupcamethefish。Someonehadrolledabigstoneinthehole，sothefishwasallright，notevendeadyet，andLaddiesaiditwasthebiggestoneheeverhadseentakenfromthecreek。ThenhesaidifI’dforgivehimandallourfamily，forspoilingthekindofalifeIhadaperfectrighttolead，andifI’druntothehouseandgetabigbottlefromthemedicinecasequick，hewouldseetoitthatsomeplacewasfixedforthatsheepwhereitwouldneverbothermeagain。SoItookthefishandranasfastasIcould，butIsentMaybackwiththebottle，anddidthescalingmyself。Nooneatourhousecoulddoitbetter，forLaddietaughtmetherightwaylongago，whenIwassmall，andI’ddoneithundredsoftimes。
ThenIwenttoCandaceandsheputalittlebitofbutterandaspeckoflardinaskillet，andcookedthefishbrown。Shemadeasliceoftoastandboiledacupofwaterandcarriedittothedoor；thenshewentinandsetthetablebesidethebed，andI
tookinthetray，anddidn’tspilladrop。Motherneversaidaword；shejustreachedoutandbrokeoffatinyspeckandnibbledit，anditstayed；shetriedalittlebiggerpiece，andanother，andshesaid：“Takeoutthebones，Candace！“Sheateeveryscrapofthatfishlikethehungriesttravellerwhoevercametoourdoor，andthetoast，anddrankthehotwater。Thenshewentintoalongsleepandallofuswalkedtiptoe，andwhenshewakedupshewasbetter，andinafewdaysshecouldsitinherchairagain，andshebegangettingShelleyreadytogotomusicschool。