"Oh, Reba, don't say such a dreadful word," said Edna in distress.
"It would be stealing, you know, if we were to keep the things," continued Reba bluntly. "My father says you couldn't call it by any other name, and that to break into a house is burglary."
This sounded even more dreadful, though Esther Ann relieved the speech of its effect by saying: "But we didn't break in; we just opened the door and walked in. There wouldn't have been anyone to answer if we had knocked."
"That makes me feel kind of shivery," remarked Edna. "I would rather not go back, but I suppose we shall have to."
"Yes, we shall have to," Reba made the statement determinedly.
Therefore, it was with anything but an adventurous spirit that the four little girls went on their errand the next afternoon. There was no poking into nooks and corners this time, but straight to the bureau went they. Solemnly was each article returned to the box from which it was taken. Silently they tip-toed down the dusty stairs and through the silent rooms to the outer air where each drew a sigh of relief. Esther Ann was the first to speak. "There, that's done," she said. "I don't ever want to go there again."
"Nor I."
"Nor I."
"Nor I," chanted the other three.