"Let us go indoors," he said, at last. "It is useless waiting here any longer!"
We reentered the house.
"Nanny!" I called out.
The dining-room door opened.
"Come along!" I said. "All clear!"
She returned to the kitchen, looking very scared and dubious.
"Where—is it?"
"Up in the walnut-tree."
"Thank goodness!"
Gran'pa winced at her selfish way of viewing his misfortune.