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“Yes，Isupposewehad，”
saidMissBessie.
&hisanimaltosleep?”
“Idontknow，”
saidMissLaura，“hesleepsiableathome，orihJi”
“SupposeSusanmakeshimahekitstove?”
saidMissBessie.
SusaIwasnotwilli.Ibarkedsoloudlywhemeupaloheyhadtoletmegoupstairswiththe
MissLaurawasalmostangrywithme，butIothelpit.IhadeovertheretoprotedIwasntgoingtoleaveher，ifIcouldhelpit.
&wogirlstalkedftime，aheyfellasleep.JustbeforeMissLauradroppedoff，shefaveme，andputdownherhaolickasIlayclosebyherbed.
Iwasverytired，andIhadaverysoftabed，soIsoooaheavysleep.ButIattheslightestnoise.OnceMissLauraturnedinbed，aimeMissBessielaughedinhersleep，andagain，therewerequeerghefrostylimbsofthetreesoutside，thatmademestartupquiysleep.
Therewasabigthehall，aimeitstruckI.Oafterithadstrupedupoutofasoundnap.Ihadbeendreamingaboutmyearlyhome.Jenkinswasafterme，andmylimbswerequiveringandtremblingasifIhadbeentryiawayfromhi
Isprangupandshookmyself.ThenItookaturnarouhetwogirlswerebreathily；IcouldscarcelyheartheIwalkedtothedooraothehall.Therewasadimlightburhedooroftheoodopelytoitandlookedin.Shewasbreathingheavilyandmutteringinhersleep.
&aosleep，butIot.SueasyfeelingoIhadtokeepwalkingabout.Iwentoutintothehallagainandstoodattheheadofthestaircase.IthoughtIwouldtakeawalkthroughthelowerhall，aobedagain.
TheDruryscarpetswerealllikevelvet，andmypawsdidliheydidohattheMorrises.Ithestairslikeadwalkedalongthelowerhall，smellihedoors，listeniherewasnonightlightburningdowwasquitedark，butiftherehadbeenanystrangepersonaboutIwouldhavesmelledhi
Irisedwhehefarthereoseeatinygleamoflightshineforaninstantfromuhedining-roomdoor.Theawayagain.Thedining-roomlacetoeat.Surelyhepeopleinthehousewouldbethereafterthesupper>
&ahedoor.Therewasasmellthere；astrongsmelllikebeggarsasmelledlikeJenkins.It>
retginthehousewithmydearMissLaura?IthoughtIwouldgocrazy.Iscratchedatthedoor，andbarkedandyelped.Ispranguponit，andthoughIwasquiteaheavydogbythistime，Ifeltaslightasafeather.
&omethatIwouldgomadifIotgetthatdooropen.EveryfewsedsIstoppedandputmyheaddowntothedoorsilltolisten.Therewasarushingaboutiheroom，andachairfellover，andsomeoobegettingoutofthewindow.
Thismademeworsethanever.IdidnotstoptothinkthatIwasonlyamedium-sizeddog，andthatJenkinswouldprobablykillme，ifhegothishandsonme.IwassofuriousthatIthoughtoingholdofhi
IoftheImade，therewasasgandarushingtoandfroupstairs.Iranupanddownthehall，andhalf-thestepsandba.IdidnotwantMissLauratoedown，buthowwasItomakeheruhereshewas，iegown，leaherailing，andholdingbaghair，herfaceapictureofsurpriseandalar
“Thedoghasgonemad，”
screamedMissBessie.“Nurse，pourapitcherofwateronhi”
Thenursewasmoresensible.Sherandownstairs，hernight-g，andablashehadseizedfromherbed，trailingbehiherearethievesinthehouse，”
sheshoutedatthetopofhervoidthedoghasfounditout.”
&gohedining-roomdoor，butthrewope，“Poliahieves，murder！”
Suchasgasthatoldwomanmade！
ShewasworsethanIwas.Idashedbyher，hthehalldoor，andawaydowe，whereIheards.IgaveafewloudyelpstocallJim，aeasthemanbeforemehaddone.
Therewassomethihatnight.IthinkitmusthavebeenthesmellofJenkiasifIcouldtearhimtopieces.Ihavesowice.Iwashuntinghim，ashehadhuntedmeandmymother，agavemepleasure.
OldJimsooncaughtupwithme，andIgavehimapushwithmyhimknowIwasgladhehade.Werushedswiftlyon，andattheercaughtupwiththemiserablemanwhawayfromus.
Igaveanangrygroingup，bitathisleg.Heturnedaround，andthoughitwasnight，therewaslightenoughformetoseetheuglyfaaster.
HeseemedsoangrytothinkthatJimaosnapathiHecaughtupahandfulofstones，andwithsomebadwordsthrewthematus.Justthen，awayinfrontofus，wasaqueerwhistle，aherobehindus.Jerahroat，aorundow，awayfromthedireofthetwowhistles.
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