I Walked upstairs, outside Alexis' door, pressing my ear against it, listening hard.
I could hear her writing, probably in her journal, یا writing a letter to a friend.
She hated insects, which gave me the idea of setting a toad loose into her room.
I ran down the stairs, as silently as I could.
I ducked going past the باورچی خانے, باورچی خانہ quickly.
"I'm going to tend the er-- Horses Mother!" I lied in a blur, running outside, to the garden.
Down سے طرف کی the pond near the stables, A toad was croaking. I lifted a empty feed bag, throwing it accurately over the toad, which began to panic.
I threw the Bag with the croaking...
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