<P> On Halloween, Tootie returns home injured, claiming that John Truett attacked her . Without bothering to investigate, Esther confronts John, physically attacking him and scolding him for being a "bully". When Esther returns home, Tootie confesses that what really happened was that John was trying to protect Tootie and Agnes from the police after a dangerous prank they pulled went wrong . Upon learning the truth, Esther immediately dashes to John's house next door to apologize, and they share their first kiss . </P> <P> Mr. Smith announces to the family that he is to be sent to New York City on business and eventually they will all move . The family is devastated and upset at the news of the move, especially Rose and Esther whose romances, friendships, and educational plans are threatened . Esther is also aghast because they will miss the World's Fair . </P> <P> An elegant ball takes place on Christmas Eve . Esther is devastated when John cannot take her as his date, due to his leaving his tuxedo at the tailor's and being unable to get it back . But she is relieved when her grandfather (Harry Davenport) offers to take her instead . At the ball, Esther fills up a visiting girl's (Lucille Ballard, played by June Lockhart) dance card with losers because she thinks Lucille is a rival of Rose's . But when Lucille turns out to be interested in Lon, Esther switches her dance card with Lucille's and instead dances herself with the clumsy and awkward partners . After being rescued by Grandpa, she is overwhelmed when John unexpectedly turns up after somehow managing to obtain a tuxedo, and the pair dance together for the rest of the evening . Later on, John proposes to Esther and she accepts . </P> <P> Esther returns home to an upset Tootie . She is soothed by the poignant "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Tootie, however, becomes more upset at the prospect of the family's move and runs downstairs, out into the cold to destroy the snowmen they have made . Mr. Smith sees his daughter's upsetting outburst from an upstairs window . </P>

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