With a sigh,
Miss Franny muses that she’s probably the only one left from those days; no one else who remembers the bear is still alive. All her friends have died.
Opal thinks that Miss Franny looks suddenly small and wrinkled, and she thinks that they’re not so different—they’re both friendless.
Winn-Dixie looks between Opal and Miss Franny and then smiles at Miss Franny. Miss Franny smiles back. Opal suggests that the three of them could be friends. Miss Franny’s smile grows and she says that’d be grand. Right then, “pinch-faced”
Amanda Wilkinson walks in. She announces that she enjoyed
Johnny Tremain but that she wants something more difficult to read. Miss Franny gets up to help Amanda and assures her that some dogs are allowed in the library. Miss Franny winks at Opal. Opal is thrilled to have made a friend and vows to not let Amanda ruin it.