So the morning soon went by, and grandmamma might now be expected at any minute. Heidi now set about tidying the hut, as grandmamma must find everything clean and in good order when she arrived.Ĭlara looked on amused and interested to watch the busy Heidi at her work. The longer his suspense lasted, the more frightened and miserable he became he did not know a moment's peace.
Suddenly he gave a jump and looked behind him with a terrified expression, as if some one had caught hold of him by the nape of the neck for Peter expected every minute that the police-constable from Frankfurt would leap out upon him from behind some bush or hedge. Peter ran up the first slope without a pause when he was well out of sight, however, he stood still and looked suspiciously about him. "Perhaps Peter fancies he sees the stick which he so well deserves coming after him," answered grandfather.
"Grandfather," said Heidi, who had been watching him with astonished eyes, "why does Peter always behave now like the Great Turk when he thinks somebody is after him with a stick he turns and shakes his head and goes off with a bound just like that?" Uncle stood near, looking now at the fresh faces of the children, now at his well-kept goats, with a smile on his face, evidently well pleased with the sight of both.Īs Peter neared the group his steps slackened, and the instant he had handed the letter to Uncle he turned quickly away as if frightened, and as he went he gave a hasty glance behind him, as if the thing he feared was pursuing him, and then he gave a leap and ran off up the mountain. Grandfather and the children were already outside and the goats were awaiting him, shaking their heads frolicsomely in the fresh morning air, while the children stroked them and wished them a pleasant journey up the mountain. Peter brought up the letter early the following morning. Grandmamma wrote the day before her arrival to let the children know that they might expect her without fail. 36772 Heidi - Chapter XXIII: "Good-bye Till We Meet Again" Johanna Spyri
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