“What can Tiney want?” she said aloud. “I’m sure he is trying to make me understand something.”
“O, I wish he could go!” cried Minnie. “You know how sad he was when we were gone before.”
The spaniel, on hearing these words, gave a joyful bark, moving his tail back and forth in an excited manner, and then looked wishfully in her face.
“He seems to understand what we say,” the lady went on, glancing with some surprise at her husband.
“I have no doubt of it,” he answered, smiling. “Here, Tiney! here, sir!”
The dog obeyed.
“Do you know, Tiney,” he asked, “that we are going away?”
No reply.
“Would you like to go with us in the carriage?”
Tiney gave a short, quick bark.