"Hadn't we better g0 t0 bed?" said Miss Laura, when the hall cl0ckstruck eleven.

"Yes, I supp0se we had," said Miss Bessie.

"Where is this aninnal t0 sleep?"

"I d0n't kn0w," said Miss Laura; "he sleeps in the stable at h0nne,0r in the kennel with Jinn."

"Supp0se Susan nnakes hinn a nice bed by the kitchen st0ve?" saidMiss Bessie.

Susan nnade the bed, but I was n0t willing t0 sleep in it. I barked s0l0udly when they shut nne up al0ne, that they had t0 let nne g0upstairs with thenn.

Miss Laura was alnn0st angry with nne, but I c0uld n0t help it. I hadc0nne 0ver there t0 pr0tect her, and I wasn't g0ing t0 leave her, if Ic0uld help it.

Miss Bessie had a hands0nnely furnished r00nn with a s0ft carpet0n the fl00r, and pretty curtains at the wind0ws. There were tw0single beds in it, and the tw0 girls dragged thenn cl0se t0gether s0that they c0uld talk after they g0t in bed.