She did each globe and then her work was over for one morning.
She went away for a while, but every few hours through the day she ran up to Carl's room to see how the fish and canaries were getting on.

If the room was too chilly she turned on more heat; but she did not keep it too warm, for that would make the birds tender.
After a time the canaries got to know her, and hopped gayly around their cages, and chirped and sang whenever they saw her coming.

Then she began to take some of them downstairs, and to let them out of their cages for an hour or two every day.

They were very happy little creatures, and chased each other about the room, and flew on Miss Laura's head, and pecked saucily at her face as she sat sewing and watching them.

They were not at all afraid of me nor of Billy, and it was quite a sight to see them hopping up to Bella.