"Better resolve not to cry about anything," said Dan kindly.
Sara Ray shook her head forlornly.
"That would be too hard to keep. There are times when I HAVE to
cry. It's a relief."
"Not to the folks who have to hear you," muttered Dan aside to
Cecily.
"Oh, hush," whispered Cecily back. "Don't go and hurt her
feelings the last night of the old year. Is it my turn again?
Well, I'll resolve not to worry because my hair is not curly.
But, oh, I'll never be able to help wishing it was."
"Why don't you curl it as you used to do, then?" asked Dan.
"You know very well that I've never put my hair up in curl papers
since the time Peter was dying of the measles," said Cecily
reproachfully. "I resolved then I wouldn't because I wasn't sure
it was quite right."
"I will keep my finger-nails neat and clean," I wrote. "There,
that's four resolutions. I'm not going to make any more. Four's
enough."
"I shall always think twice before I speak," wrote Felix.
"That's an awful waste of time," commented Dan, "but I guess
you'll need to if you're always going to say what you think."
"I'm going to stop with three," said Peter.
"I will have all the good times I can," wrote the Story Girl.
"THAT'S what I call sensible," said Dan.
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