Shehadacaponandashawlthrownoverhershoulders， andshehadjustrunacrossthestreetfromherfather'shouse."Oh， ，" shesaid， "willyouletLauracomeoverandstaywithmetonight？ MammahasjustgottenatelegramfromBangor， sayingthatheraunt， ， isveryill， andshewantstoseeher， andpapaisgoingtotakehertherebytonight'strain， andsheisafraidIwillbelonelyifIdon'thaveLaura."
"Verywell，" ， "IthinkLaurawouldliketogo."
"Yes， indeed，" saidMissLaura， smilingatherfriend."Iwillcomeoverinhalfanhour."
"Thankyousomuch，" .
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.
