Thetwogirlstalkedforalongtime， ， sheforgaveme， andputdownherhandformetolickasIlayonafurrugclosebyherbed.
Iwasverytired， andIhadaverysoftandpleasantbed， ， andanothertimeMissBessielaughedinhersleep， andagain， therewerequeercracklingnoisesinthefrostylimbsofthetreesoutside， thatmademestartupquicklyoutofmysleep.
Therewasabigclockinthehall， ， justafterithadstrucksomehours， ， andmylimbswerequiveringandtremblingasifIhadbeentryingtogetawayfromhim.
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Iwentbacktomyrugandtriedtogotosleep， ， andthengotobedagain.
TheDrurys' carpetswerealllikevelvet， ， andwalkedalongthelowerhall， smellingunderallthedoors， ， anditwasquitedark， butiftherehadbeenanystrangepersonaboutIwouldhavesmelledhim.
IwassurprisedwhenIgotnearthefartherendofthehall， .
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WhatwasthewretchdoinginthehousewithmydearMissLaura？ ， ， andthoughIwasquiteaheavydogbythistime， Ifeltaslightasafeather.
， andachairfellover， andsomeoneseemedtobegettingoutofthewindow.
-sizeddog， andthatJenkinswouldprobablykillme， .
InthemidstofthenoisethatImade， ， ， buthowwasItomakeherunderstand？ Thereshewas， inherwhitegown， leaningovertherailing， andholdingbackherlonghair， herfaceapictureofsurpriseandalarm.
"Thedoghasgonemad，" screamedMissBessie."Nurse， pourapitcherofwateronhim."
， hernight-capflying， andablanketthatshehadseizedfromherbed， trailingbehindher."Therearethievesinthehouse，" sheshoutedatthetopofhervoice， "andthedoghasfounditout."
Shedidnotgonearthedining-roomdoor， butthrewopenthefrontone， crying， "Policeman？ Policeman？ Help， help， thieves， murder？"
