"It was still quite a fun trip, though," Jean said. "Even with that conclusion,"

Felicity, Lucy, Jean and Bethany go on a trip.

Margia bumps into an old friend behind the Iron Curtain

The younger Maynards celebrate Christmas, but the arrival of their shy cousin on the Platz causes some problems 

"I sneaked a glance at her as we passed under the pine trees. It was not yet properly dusk above us, and even down here it was still light enough that the girls walking ahead needed little more than a cursory eye kept on them; nonetheless, night came earlier in the valley and the trees blocked out a large portion of the natural light that did remain, and I was glad of the lanterns we carried. Nell's chestnut hair shone in their light, and her eyes, too, sparkled."

An early morning confidence.

A Jack moment.