But, anyhow. Splash was there, and Bunny and Sue were very glad. It was not at all lonesome in the hermit's cabin now. There was no clock, so Bunny did not know how late it was, though he could have told time had there been a clock.
After shaking some of the water from his shaggy coat, sending it in a shower over Bunny and Sue, and about the cabin, Splash lay down on the rug, and seemed quite happy. He looked from Bunny to Sue, and then put his head out on his paws, as if to go to sleep. It was as if he said:
"Well, everything's all right now. I'm here with you. You can go to sleep just as I'm doing."
But Bunny and Sue were not so sleepy now. They were glad Splash had come, but they also wanted their papa and mamma, and their own little beds at grandpa's house.
"I—I wish they would come for us," said Sue, after at bit.
"So do I," returned Bunny. "It must be 'most morning."
The children talked for a while. They did
