28 LUCY AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.

chin upon his fore paws, and watching Lucy
with the eye that was turned towards her. And
every time he heard a noise, he would raise his
head, and prick up his ears, and, after listening a
minute, lay it down again. Ina minute or two,
Lucy saw him lift up his head very suddenly,
and look quite wild. Lucy heard, herself, at the
same moment, a low and distant sound of whis-
tling, which seemed to be out in the yard. The
dog started up, and ran towards the door, and
stood there a moment, whining for somebody to
open it. An instant afterwards, a little girl, whom
Lucy had not seen before, came quick, and opened
the door, and let him out. Then she went back,
and took her seat again upon a cricket in the
corner. She seemed to be about as old as Lucy;
and Lucy thought to herself, that she wished she
was acquainted with her, and then she would go
and play with her. ‘And at any rate,” said
she to herself, “I wish I knew what her name
was.”

Her name, in fact, was Ellen. Lucy learned
her name pretty soon; for the General’s wife,
who was Ellen’s mother, called her, in a few
minutes, to go and show Lucy and her mother
the way to the bedroom.

“Shall I light a candle, mother?” said Ellen.