Nettie tried to be encouraging. "When he is ready to come home, even the rain won't stop him, don't worry." She still had no clue about anything regarding him at the moment, but she was going to attempt to be positive. She opened the door to the shop to let the girl in. 'You know, if you want supplies to practice your letters, we can get that here too.' It was just a suggestion. While the woman looked for what she felt she needed, she'd let the girl shop. "We can use thread I have for sewing to rebind the book... I think." She said a bit uncertainly.