Once the truth was clear, Maddie was filled with for every morning she had looked away. Her would not let her rest. She finally admitted that she had been in the teasing, as much to blame for her silence as Peggy was for her questions. So the two girls climbed up to Boggins Heights, and hopeful, only to find the little house empty. They sent a warm letter instead, trying to make . When Wanda's gentle reply came, with no in it at all, Maddie understood what real kindness looked like.