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of arched wire, so that it made a nice little flower- 
bed. 
After it was all over I heard mistress say to Guy : 
“ Aren’t you glad we have been kind to this little 
creature during the few days of her life that she was 
with us ? ” 
“ I was just thinking how sorry I would be if I 
hadn’t been kind to her,” said Guy. “ Yesterday 
when she whined so I was tempted to put her out, 
but I am glad now I didn’t ; I guess she was sick 
then.” 
“ Yes,” said mistress, “ when animals act ill-na- 
tured or fretful, it is generally because they are not 
well ; and instead of being impatient with them, we 
ought to be all the more tender, and see whether 
we cannot find out the cause of their trouble, and 
relieve them.” 
For several days after Beauty’s death I was again 
without a companion, but I wasn’t so lonesome as 
at first when Budge and Toddy went way, because 
I had Dennis ; and besides, it was still lovely sum- 
mer weather. I used to sit on the window-ledge 
and watch for the school-children to come by ; and 
when I saw them, it made me very happy, for I 
knew then that I would soon see my friend Guy. 
