"Oh, thank you!" cried Theodora, fervently. "I am so much obliged to you for saying that! Will you really be kind to animals after this? You don't know what a relief to my mind it is. I have often thought of you since, and wondered if you were being cruel; and now I shall feel quite easy about you. The poor kitten died, you know."
Morse said nothing to this.
"And we had a funeral," continued Teddy. "That was a dreadful day altogether, except the funeral. That was nice, but a terrible misfortune happened to our family that day. But you said you were going to tell me something. Was it about being kind to animals?"
"No, it warn't about animals."
"What was it?" asked Theodora, much interested.
"Will yer promise not ter git me inter trouble?" he asked again.
"Of course I'll promise."
"Then I'll tell yer. Do yer know how I got in here ter-night?"
"No; I was going to ask you that."
"Well, yer know when yer went out on the bike?"