"
"Suppose Susan makes him a nice bed by the kitchen stove?" said Miss
Bessie.
Susan made the bed, but I was not willing to sleep in it. I barked so
loudly when they shut me up alone, that they had to let me go upstairs
with them.
Miss Laura was almost angry with me, but I could not help it. I had come
over there to protect her, and I wasn't going to leave her, if I could
help it.
Miss Bessie had a handsomely furnished room, with a soft carpet on the
floor, and pretty curtains at the windows. There were two single beds in
it, and the two girls dragged them close together, so that they could
talk after they got in bed.
Before Miss Bessie put out the light, she told Miss Laura not to be
alarmed if she heard any one walking about in the night, for the nurse
was sleeping across the hall from them, and she would probably come in
once or twice to see if they were sleeping comfortably.
The two girls talked for a long time, and then they fell asleep. Just
before Miss Laura dropped off, she forgave me, and put down her hand for
me to lick as I lay on a fur rug close by her bed.
I was very tired, and I had a very soft and pleasant bed, so I soon fell
into a heavy sleep.
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