"The other three children missed the two boys badly. Bo cried his eyes out even though Hornet tried to tell him that they were, after all, staying in the same city. To take Bo's mind off things, Victor took him to St. Mark's Square to feed the pigeons. Ida showed Hornet the school she and Prosper would be going to in the spring. But every evening before going to bed, Prosper stared out of the window, wondering what Scipio was up to." p. 336 paragrah 4
This passage shows now close all the children were. They had formed a family and now part of their family was gone. They always looked out for each other and took care of each other and now that they are split up they can no longer do it. I wonder if they will ever see the two boys again.
Bo is too young to understand that the boys are still in the same city. When you are that age you have no concept of the fact they can be living in the same city as you. Hornet can try to explain as much as she wants but Bo won't understand until he is older.
Victor has come to love these children which he shows when he takes Bo to feed the pigeons to take his mind off of missing the two boys. Victor's character has completely changed from just looking for Prosper and Bo as his job to caring and helping the children out.
I like how Ida takes Hornet to see her new school. I think it shows that they have started a new life and will be able to be chidren instead of being the grown ups taking care of each other. I also think it shows that they are forming a new family. I wonder how Prosper and Hornet will like school and how Bo will take it when they are gone during the day.
I wonder like Prosper what Scipio is up to also. Has he found a job? Has he found somewhere to stay? Is he running around actually stealing things from other places this time to survive? If I was in Prosper's shoes I would also be concerned about what my friend was doing especially now that he was older.