ButMumulookedroundheruneasily， ， andsetitdownbeforeMumu， butMumuwouldnotevensniffatthemilk， andstillshivered， andlookedroundasbefore.
"Ah， whatasillyyouare？" saidthelady， andgoinguptoher， shestoopeddown， andwasabouttostrokeher， butMumuturnedherheadabruptly， .
"Takeheraway，" saidtheoldladyinachangedvoice."Wretchedlittledog？ Whataspitefulcreature？"
Nextmorningsheorderedstewardtobesummonedanhourearlierthanusual."Tellme， please，" shesaid， "whatdogwasthatbarkingallnightinouryard？ Itwouldn'tletmesleep？ Wehaveayarddog， haven'twe？ Well， whymore？ whatdowewantmoredogsfor？ Andwhatdoesthedumbmanwantwithadog？ Whogavehimleavetokeepdogsinmyyard？ YesterdayIwenttothewindow， andthereitwaslyingintheflower-garden； ithaddraggedinnastinessitwasgnawing， andmyrosesareplantedthere…"
"Yes， Mistress." ThestewardwhisperedsomeinstructionstoStepan， towhichStepanrespondedwithsomethingbetweenayawnandalaugh.
FiveminuteshadnotpassedbeforeGerasimmadehisappearancewithahugebundleofhewnlogsonhisback， ， shoveditopenwithhisshoulder， ， asusual， ， seizinghischance， suddenlypouncedonher， likeakiteonachicken， heldherdowntotheground， gatheredherupinhisarms， andwithoutevenputtingonhiscap， ranoutoftheyardwithher， gotintothefirstflyhemet， ， towhomhesoldherforashilling， onconditionthathewouldkeepherforatleastaweektiedup； thenhereturnedatonce.
， andbeganrunningupanddown， lookingforher， andcallingherinhisownway… Herusheduptohisgarret， uptothehay-loft， ranoutintothestreet， thiswayandthat…
Shewaslost？
