[2] Harriet Johnson has been ill and her doctor arranges for her to take up ice skating in order to build strength in her legs.

Harriet soon shows herself to be a talented skater, and she starts to take, and pass, the same skating tests that Lalla does.

But when Lalla hears that Harriet is seriously ill, she faints and later explains how nervous, miserable and guilty she feels.

Lalla and Harriet go for a holiday together with their families and they talk about their futures.

There are more short stories that Noel Streatfeild wrote including the characters from White Boots:[3]