"Don't mention it," said the Owl and, spreading his wings, soared away into the tree.
A moment later Andy was beside her.
Owl spread his great wings and carried Andy to earth.
"If you cross the strawberry field and the raspberry patch," the Owl suggested, "you'll come to a path that goes by the house. If you can get by that unseen, perhaps you can escape."
"What house?" Hortense asked.
The Owl ruffled out his feathers fiercely.
"The house where that miserable Cat lives with the bright thing," said he.
The Owl flew away and Andy and Hortense started to run across the strawberry field, stopping now and then to eat the ripe, sweet berries. In the middle of the field they noticed something black. Its presence frightened them, and they feared to go close to it. However, it did not move for some moments, and cautiously they drew nearer. It was Lowboy, fast asleep.
Hortense shook him and he opened his eyes.