Carl's a bad boy." Miss Laura petted and soothed her, telling her to go find Davy, and he would play with her.

Bella and the rat were great friends.

It was very funny to see them going about the house together.

From the very first she had liked him, and coaxed him into her cage, where he soon became quite at home, so much so that he always slept there.

About nine o'clock every evening, if he was not with her, she went all over the house, crying, "Davy! Davy! time to go to bed.