Theimpendingsaleofthesebirdshadbeenthemosttryingsuspenseofthewholeafternoon。TheywereSue’spets，andwhenitwasfoundthattheycouldnotpossiblybekept，moresadnesswascausedthanbypartingfromallthefurniture。Suetriedtothinkawayhertearsassheheardthetriflingsumthatherdearsweredeemedtobeworthadvancedbysmallstagestothepriceatwhichtheywerefinallyknockeddown。Thepurchaserwasaneighbouringpoulterer，andtheywereunquestionablydoomedtodiebeforethenextmarketday。

　　NotingherdissembleddistressJudekissedher，andsaiditwastimetogoandseeifthelodgingswereready。Hewouldgoonwiththeboy，andfetchhersoon。

　　Whenshewasleftaloneshewaitedpatiently，butJudedidnotcomeback。Atlastshestarted，thecoastbeingclear，andonpassingthepoulterer’sshop，notfaroff，shesawherpigeonsinahamperbythedoor。

　　Anemotionatsightofthem，assistedbythegrowingduskofevening，causedhertoactonimpulse，andfirstlookingaroundherquickly，shepulledoutthepegwhichfasteneddownthecover，andwenton。Thecoverwasliftedfromwithin，andthepigeonsflewawaywithaclatterthatbroughtthechagrinedpoulterercursingandswearingtothedoor。

　　Suereachedthelodgingtrembling，andfoundJudeandtheboymakingitcomfortableforher。`Dothebuyerspaybeforetheybringawaythethings？’sheaskedbreathlessly。

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