She sat up and, remembering instantly where she was, listened without stirring or speaking.

Her first thought was that a deer had come round and was rubbing itself against the "saloon." "It will soon go away," she said to herself, and did not rouse her companion.
The queer, bumping, jarring sounds continued, however, and presently were followed by a heavy jolt.

Then for some moments Catherine heard footsteps in the weeds outside, and told herself that there must be two or three deer.

She was not alarmed, for she knew that the animals would not harm them; but she hoped that they would not waken Theodora, who might be needlessly frightened.
But presently she heard a sound that she could not explain; it was like the jingling of a small chain.

Rising quietly, she peeped out of one of the little side windows, and then out of the other.