"Then what made you come here?"
This was an embarrassing question, and Ernest felt that he must be careful in answering. "Your papa wanted me to make you a visit," he replied after a pause.
"And I am glad you came. It isn't so lonely for me. Before, I had only Juba."
"Wouldn't she play with you?" asked Ernest with a smile.
Frank laughed merrily.
"Juba is too old to play. I hope you will stay with me a good while."
Ernest could not echo this wish, so he answered evasively,
"I can't tell yet how long I shall stay. But the time will come when you will leave the cave and live like other little boys in a house."
"Did papa tell you that?"
"He told me that he should send you to school before long."