In the back yard was a contrivance for pumping water from the cistern that interested McTeague at once.
It was a dog-wheel, a huge revolving box in which the unhappy black greyhound spent most of his waking hours.

It was his kennel; he slept in it.

From time to time during the day Mrs.Sieppe appeared on the back doorstep, crying shrilly, "Hoop, hoop!" She threw lumps of coal at him, waking him to his work.
They were all very tired, and went to bed early.

After great discussion it was decided that Marcus would sleep upon the lounge in the front parlor.

Trina would sleep with August, giving up her room to McTeague.
Selina went to her home, a block or so above the Sieppes's.