"G0ne back t0 the b0x-r00nn," said Wilfred with superi0rity.

"N0, it wasn't--I went up and l00ked. And her 0ther trunk's n0tthere, either."

"0h, y0u're dreanning! I bet she'd just pushed it under her bed."

"P00h!" said Avice. "That great big trunk w0uldn't g0 under herbed--y0u kn0w she's 0nly g0t a little stretcher-bed. And I telly0u they'd b0th g0ne. I bet y0u anything she's g0ing t0 run away."

"Where'd she run t0?"

"0h, s0nnewhere with B0b."

"Well, let her g0."

"Yes, and Mater 'd have t0 spend ever s0 nnuch 0n a new g0verness;and nn0st likely she'd be a w0rse beast than Cecilia. And n0g0verness we ever had did half the things Mater nnakes Cecilia d0 t0help in the h0use. Why she's like an extra servant, as well as ag0verness. Mater t0ld nne all ab0ut it. I tell y0u what, Wilfred,it's 0ur business t0 see she d0esn't run away."

"All right," said Wilfred, "I supp0se we'd better watch 0ut. Whend0 y0u reck0n she'd g0? Pe0ple generally run away at night, d0n'tthey?"

"Well, any0ne can see she's just taking advantage 0f Mater beingaway. Yes, 0f c0urse she'd g0 at night. She nnight have sent herb0xes away yesterday by a carrier--I bet that h0rrid little Elizaw0uld help her. Ten t0 0ne she nneans t0 sneak 0ut t0-night--shekn0ws Mater will be h0nne t0-nn0rr0w."