Dan heard Mrs. Bhaer sigh , and he wanted to ask for one more trial himself , but his pride would not let him , and he came out with the hard look on his face , shook hands without a word , and drove away with Mr. Bhaer , leaving Nat and Mrs. Jo to look after him with tears in their eyes . A few days afterwards they received a letter from Mr. Page , saying that Dan was doing well , whereat they all rejoiced . But three weeks later came another letter , saying that Dan had run away , and nothing had been heard of him , whereat they all looked sober , and Mr. Bhaer said , `` Perhaps I ought to have given him another chance . '' Mrs. Bhaer , however , nodded wisely and answered , `` Do n't be troubled , Fritz ; the boy will come back to us , I 'm sure of it . '' But time went on and no Dan came . CHAPTER VII . NAUGHTY NAN `` Fritz , I 've got a new idea , '' cried Mrs. Bhaer , as she met her husband one day after school . `` Well , my dear , what is it ? '' and he waited willingly to hear the new plan , for some of Mrs. Jo 's ideas were so droll , it was impossible to help laughing at them , though usually they were quite sensible , and he was glad to carry them out . `` Daisy needs a companion , and the boys would be all the better for another girl among them ; you know we believe in bringing up little men and women together , and it is high time we acted up to our belief . They pet and tyrannize over Daisy by turns , and she is getting spoilt . Then they must learn gentle ways , and improve their manners , and having girls about will do it better than any thing else . '' `` You are right , as usual . Now , who shall we have ? '' asked Mr. Bhaer , seeing by the look in her eye that Mrs. Jo had some one all ready to propose . `` Little Annie Harding . '' `` What ! Naughty Nan , as the lads call her ? '' cried Mr. Bhaer , looking very much amused . `` Yes , she is running wild at home since her mother died , and is too bright a child to be spoilt by servants .
I have had my eye on her for some XXXXX , and when I met her father in town the other day I asked him why he did not send her to school .
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