“She sure did.”

“She kept my rabbit in the front seat of her car for two whole hours.” Emily’s voice faded and then came back.

“He was a good passenger.

She let me hold him before the drive.”

Ruth sipped her milk and gazed at the maples across the yard.

“That rabbit’s going to need a new coat by January.”

Emily turned the page and began a house with a wide porch and two windows.

“Two whole windows,” Ruth said.