“I’m sleepy,” Vevi said. “I think I will take a nap. By the time I wake up, the rain will be over.”
“It is almost over now,” said Hanny.
“I think I will take a nap anyhow,” Vevi declared. “Wake me up when it stops raining.”
Now Hanny did not intend to fall asleep. After Vevi had closed her eyes, she lay very still listening to the rain on the barn roof.
The hay was sweet-smelling and as cozy as a feather bed. She felt delightfully drowsy, shut off from all the world.
Hanny thought she would close her eyes only for a moment. When she opened them, she was astonished to see that dark shadows shrouded the haymow.
Vevi was shaking her.
“M-m,” Hanny mumbled drowsily. For a moment she could not think where she was or what had happened.
Vevi pressed a hand over Hanny’s lips.
“Sh!” she warned.