A lady stood watching her, and when she saw me, she gave a
little scream, "Oh, nurse! look at that horrid dog! Where did he come
from? Put him out, Susan."
I stood quite still, and the girl who had brought me upstairs, gave her
Jack's message.
"Certainly, certainly," said the lady, when the maid finished speaking.
"If he is one of the Morris dogs, he is sure to be a well-behaved one.
Tell the little boy to thank his mamma for letting Laura come over, and
say that we will keep the dog with pleasure. Now, nurse, we must hurry;
the cab will be here in five minutes."
I walked softly into a front room, and there I found my dear Miss Laura.
Miss Bessie was with her, and they were cramming things into a
portmanteau. They both ran out to find out how I came there, and just
then a gentleman came hurriedly upstairs, and said the cab had come.
There was a scene of great confusion and hurry, but in a few minutes it
was all over. The cab had rolled away, and the house was quiet.
"Nurse, you must be tired, you had better go to bed," said Miss Bessie,
turning to the elderly woman, as we all stood in the hall. "Susan, will
you bring some supper to the dining-room, for Miss Morris and me? What
will you have, Laura?"
"What are you going to have?" asked Miss Laura, with a smile.
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