Emily Of New Moon

After speaking with Father Cassidy, Emily waits to see if Lofty John still plans to cut down the bush she is trying to save. One day after school, John offers Emily a ride home. He tells her that he will not cut down that area as long as she promises two things: She must ask him politely if he would do her the favor of not cutting down the trees, and she must forgive him for the trick he played on her with the apple and resume visiting him with Ilse.

Emily agrees and runs home to ask Aunt Elizabeth if she can go back to visiting Lofty John in exchange for him not cutting down the bush. Elizabeth agrees to this arrangement without revealing how happy she is that they made this agreement.

She tells Emily that she received a letter from Father Cassidy, and Emily sees that Elizabeth has already read it. Emily admits that she went to Father Cassidy to ask for his help with Lofty John. In his letter, he tells her that he did speak to him, but she might also have to go through the motions of asking him herself.

Lofty John shares the story of Emily visiting the priest to ask for his intervention.