One evening, when Julius came home, it had been raining, and I felt that it would not do for me to go out.
"You'd better take Boonie for a little run, though," I said; "he has been in the house all day."
"I have an errand down at the corner," answered Julius, "and he can race around the square while I am attending to it. You won't be afraid?"
"Not for that little while; you will be back again before I have time to miss you."
Julius went into the hall for his overcoat and hat.
"Come on, Boonie," he said; "Boonie can go."
Bruno bounced up, all excitement, showing how he had felt the confinement. He dashed into the hall, where Julius was putting on his overcoat, then came trotting back into the sitting-room and stood, ears erect, looking at me and wagging his tail. I understood him, and answered,—
"No, Boonie; Judith must stay. Just Julius and Boonie are going."
He knew us only by the names he heard us call each other.
He sat down at my feet, all his excitement gone.