Frank Princeton arranges to bring the Poppels to visit what will become their new home: his farmland, where Arthur will be working for him. Kate is far too excited to sleep, while Lucy-May worries that the move will separate her family. The next day, the family is saddened when the Princetons' coachman informs them that the visit will be postponed since Mrs. Princeton is ill. While discussing the unfavorable current state of the farm, Mrs. Princeton urges her husband to give part of its land to the Poppels. Shortly afterwards, Lucy-May overhears Frank Princeton tell her parents that he and his wife wish to adopt her as their own.
—Taran_Wanderer_2