Poor Lucy seemed to be very upset. She was restless and uneasy all the time. I really think that her dreams at night are having an effect on her. One thing is very strange. She will not admit to me that there is any reason for her to be restless, or if there is a reason, she does not know what it is.

Lucy is so sweet and sensitive that she feels things more strongly than other people do. Just now she was upset by something so unimportant that I hardly noticed it, even though I am very fond of animals. One of the men who comes up here often to look at the boats had his dog with him. Actually, the dog is always with him. They are both quiet, and I never saw the man get angry, nor heard the dog bark. Yet during the funeral service the dog would not come to its master, who was on the seat with us. Instead he stayed a few yards off, barking and howling. Its master spoke to it gently, and then harshly, and then angrily. But it would neither come nor stop making a noise. It was furious, its eyes wild, and all its hair standing up like a cat's tail when kitty is on the warpath.

Vocabulary:

Restless: Not able to relax or concentrate
Bneasy: Feeling as if something bad is about to happen
Sensitive: Feeling even small things
Service: What happens in a church
Howling : A noise like 'Arrrrrooooo'.
Harsh: Not soft or gentle
On the warpath: Looking for a fight