Then it was Carrots's turn to remain silent, and not a word was spoken until Ikey timidly ventured to ask if they had decided not to eat supper on this night.
This caused them to remember that they were hungry; but neither felt disposed to linger long over the meal, and at an unusually early hour the candle was put out as the inmates of the box laid themselves down to rest for what all three believed would be the last time in that locality.
It was Teddy who awakened the others next morning, and, as Carrots opened his eyes, he exclaimed petulantly:
"What's the use of turnin' a feller out now? The sun ain't up yet."
"But it will be pretty soon, an' we've got a good deal on hand to-day," Teddy replied. "Ikey must go with us, for he mightn't get a chance to get away in the daytime, an' it won't do to stay here another night."
It was a sad-visaged party that filed out of the narrow passage leading to the street, in the growing light of the early dawn, and made its way, without special aim or purpose, toward the customary place of business.
It was decided Ikey should be left upon one of the settees in the park, while the others went on a tour of investigation for the purpose of finding new lodgings, and then the party separated with the understanding that they would meet an hour later to partake of breakfast.
Carrots was the first to keep this appointment, and he looked exceedingly low-spirited when he seated himself by the side of the invalid, who had not yet sufficiently recovered to be able to take very much exercise in the way of walking.
"Find anything?" Ikey asked.
"Not a thing! I reckon it'll be many a long day before we'll get another place sich as we had down there;" and then Master Carrots indulged once more in harsh words against his enemies.