Shehadacaponandashawlthrownoverhershoulders， andshehadjustrunacrossthestreetfromherfather' shouse."Oh， ，" shesaid， "willyouletLauracomeoverandstaywithmetonight？ MammahasjustgottenatelegramfromBangor， sayingthatheraunt， ， isveryill， andshewantstoseeher， andpapaisgoingtotakehertherebytonight' strain， andsheisafraidIwillbelonelyifIdon' thaveLaura."
"Verywell，" ， "IthinkLaurawouldliketogo."
"Yes， indeed，" saidMissLaura， smilingatherfriend."Iwillcomeoverinhalfanhour."
"Thankyou， somuch，" .
Aftersheleft， ."Therewillbesomeoneinthehousebesidesthosetwogirls？"
"Oh， yes，" ， " ， whohasbeenwithherfortwentyyears， andtherearetwomaidsbesides， andDonald， thecoachman， ."
"Verygood，" .
WhenMisslauracamedownstairswithherlittlesatchelonherarm， Igotupandstoodbesideher."Dear， oldJoe，" shesaid， "youmustnotcome." Thensheshutthedoorandwentout.
Ihadtostepbackthen， butIcriedandwhined， ， andhowled.
"Mother，" ， turningtohiswife， "letthedoggo."
"Verywell，" shesaid， inapuzzledway."Jack， justrunoverwithhim."
JackandIweresoonatthefrontdoor， ， andthereIfoundmydearMissLaura.
"Hadn' twebettergotobed？" saidMissLaura， whenthehallclockstruckeleven.
"Yes， Isupposewehad，" saidMissBessie.
"Whereisthisanimaltosleep？"
"Idon' tknow，" saidMissLaura， "hesleepsinthestableathome， orinthekennelwithJim."
"SupposeSusanmakeshimanicebedbythekitchenstove？" saidMissBessie.
Susanmadethebed， ， thattheyhadtoletmegoupstairswiththem.
MissLaurawasalmostangrywithme， ， andIwasn' tgoingtoleaveher， ifIcouldhelpit.
Thetwogirlstalkedforalongtime， ， sheforgaveme， andputdownherhandformetolickasIlayonafurrugclosebyherbed.
Iwasverytired， andIhadaverysoftandpleasantbed， ， andanothertimeMissBessielaughedinhersleep， andagain， therewerequeercracklingnoisesinthefrostylimbsofthetreesoutside， thatmademestartupquicklyoutofmysleep.
Therewasabigclockinthehall， ， justafterithadstrucksomehour， ， andmylimbswerequiveringandtremblingasifIhadbeentryingtogetawayfromhim.
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Iwentbacktomyrugandtriedtogotosleep， ， andthengotobedagain.
TheDrurys' carpetswerealllikevelvet， ， andwalkedalongthelowerhall， smellingunderallthedoors， ， anditwasquitedark， butiftherehadbeenanystrangepersonaboutIwouldhavesmelledhim.
IwassurprisedwhenIgotnearthefartherendofthehall， .
