“Don’t leave me, girls, please!” said Fanny. “I never was so utterly knocked to bits in my whole life!”
“Well, we must go to bed or we’ll be punished,” said Susie.
“Susie, you are not a bit afraid of reptiles; won’t you change rooms with me?” asked Fanny.
“I would, only it’s against the rules,” said Susie at once.
Olive also shook her head. “It’s against the rules, Fanny; and, really, if I were you I’d pull myself together, and on a night like this, when the whole house is in such a state of turmoil, I’d try to show a spark of courage and not be afraid of a poor little spider.”
“A little spider! You haven’t seen him,” said Fanny. “Why, he’s nearly as big as an egg! I tell you he is most dangerous.”
“That’s the doctor! Oh, I wonder what he is going to say!” exclaimed Olive. “Come, Susie,” she continued, turning to her companion, “we must go to bed. Good-night, Fanny; good-night.”