Miss Nogard stared at her a long moment then said, "Will you please bring me the dictionary?"

The smile dropped off Maurecia\'s face and crashed on the floor.

The dictionary lay on top of the bookcase. Maurecia numbly went after it. How could she know? she wondered. It\'s impossible! Maybe she just wants to look up a word.

She carried the heavy book back to Miss Nogard.

"Thank you, Maurecia," said Miss Nogar............