of the bed and watched Sara go and kneel down by the hole in the skirting board.
“He—he won’t run out quickly and jump on the bed, will he?” she said.
“No,” answered Sara. “He’s as polite as we are. He is just like a person. Now watch!”
She began to make a low, whistling sound—so low and coaxing that it could only have been heard in entire stillness. She did it several times, looking entirely absorbed in it. Ermengarde
of the bed and watched Sara go and kneel down by the hole in the skirting board.
“He—he won’t run out quickly and jump on the bed, will he?” she said.
“No,” answered Sara. “He’s as polite as we are. He is just like a person. Now watch!”
She began to make a low, whistling sound—so low and coaxing that it could only have been heard in entire stillness. She did it several times, looking entirely absorbed in it. Ermengarde
