The Black Dog Leaps MISS ANNIE Ellery woke up that morning at seven. The sun was streaming through her window. Dressing, she went out into the hall. Djuna’s door was closed; and there was not a sound from his bedroom. Miss Annie smiled, and tiptoed past his door. “Poor boy, he had an awfully long day yesterday!” she said to herself. “I’ll just let him sleep till he gets good and rested!” She took care to go down the stairs very quietly. Reaching the kitchen, she put the coffee-pot on the stove, then set the table for two, as usual. This done, she threw open the kitchen door and sniffed the fragrance of the morning. Dew was sparkling on the grass and on every bush and flower. “What a perfectly lovely day!” Miss Annie exclaimed softly. “If I were Djuna I’d be up and enjoying every minute of it!” She walked slowly around the garden path, bending down to look first at one flower and then at another, and picked a bouquet to put on the breakfast-table. “What a wonderful morning!”
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