d footstool in a great  ting up on ers and sniffing terested manner. Some of Lotties crumbs   of his hole.

    Sara ed.   eyes, as if ion. ly so doubtful t one of ts came into her mind.

    quot;I dare say it is rato be a rat,quot; s;Nobody likes you. People jump and run a, `O! I s like people to scream and jump and say, `O t traps for me, and pretend ts so different to be a sparro nobody asked t if ed to be a rat ;

    S so quietly t t o take courage.  per like t told  s a tfully bad luck for several days.  tterly, and felt iously dropped upon .

    quot;Come on,quot; said Sara; quot;Im not a trap. You can ille used to make friends s. Suppose I make friends ;

    is t animals understand t kno it is certain t tand. Per made of ands it. Per can al even making a sound, to anot  kne moment t .  tting on tstool  jump up and terrify s at  fall and cruso , and did not mean t ood on  eyes fixed on Sara,  sand t begin by ing erious t saying any old  s,  softly too eat t  Sara, just as tic t it touc.

    S and c making any movement. One crumb  could scarcely be called a crumb. It  t ed t piece very muc it lay quite near tstool and ill ratimid.

    quot;I believe s it to carry to ; Sara t. quot;If I do not stir at all, per it.quot;

    So breaterested. t stle nearer and ate a feopped and sniffed delicately, giving a side glance at t of tstool; ted at tant  fled back to ting board, and was gone.

    quot;I kne for ; said Sara. quot;I do believe I could make fr