"No; to-night! to-night!" he said, in terror. "You'll break your promise if we don't go to-night."
"All wight," she answered.
He brought her shoes, slipped them on her feet, buttoned them, and put on his own; then he took her hand in his. They opened the door of their bedroom and ran down a long passage, at the end of which was another door; it was on the latch. Orion opened it, and the little children found themselves at the back of the stage. There were no people about to see them, even Aunt Sarah was far away in one of the wings.
"There! we is safe," said Orion. "We has runned away, and we are safe."
"We has wunned away and we is safe," echoed Diana, in that dreary little voice. "But, Orion, I's drefful s'eepy."
"Never mind," said Orion; "we'll sleep in the fields."
"We'll s'eep in the fields," echoed Diana, in a vague manner.
Orion took her hand; they ran as fast as they could down a shady lane, for the great circus tent had been put outside the town.