All at once piggy put his nose in at the door with an "Ugh, ugh! May I come in?"
Mary let some flour fall; Annie hugged Dolly closely, perhaps to keep piggy from eating her; cook got the broom; baby screamed; and Clara laughed aloud.
Mother took the baby, and sat still. Where was piggy? and where was Bob?
Down came the broom where piggy had been; but piggy was scampering down the path, with Bob at his heels, and in a few minutes piggy was in his pen in the far corner of the lot, grunting with fear and weariness.
Bob came up, and closed the door of the pen, "Piggy," said Bob, "naughty piggy, to come where you are not wanted! I should think you would like to stay in your own house, so neat and comfortable."
"Ugh, ugh!" said piggy.
"Oh! you were lonesome, were you?" said Bob. "You thought it was no more than civil to call on your neighbors. You wanted to show us that you were not too proud to be sociable. Next time please to send in your card first."
"Ugh, ugh!" said piggy.
That was more than a week ago; and piggy has staid at home since then. Perhaps he is waiting for us to return his call.