Henry had been glad to see those two girls again.
The wild-haired one and the quiet one.
It was true that they had tricked him with that food and taken him to the gray-haired man.
It was true that he had ended up back here in Wonderland.
But when those girls showed up, soothing him and petting him, Henry thought maybe they had come to take him away.
But no.
They had left without him.
Henry lay down in the corner of his kennel and put his nose on his paws, feeling very sad.
Some of the dogs around him barked and howled. And some of them sat quietly, looking bored.
Before long, Roger came to take them outside to play in one of the grassy fenced areas beside the kennels. The one with the fence that was bent and loose.
Now was Henry’s chance. He would look for that loose place in the fence. Then he would crawl under it until he was free on the other side.
Henry’s heart raced. Would that place in the fence still be there? Maybe someone had seen it and fixed it. Maybe he wouldn’t be able to get out again.
When Henry and the other dogs got into the grassy area, some of them began to run excitedly from one end to the other. Some of them began to play with one another. But Henry walked along the fence, looking for the spot where he had escaped. He had to hurry. Their time in the play yard was never very long.
And then he found it. That place in the fence that was bent and loose, exactly the way it had been before.
He nudged the fencing with his nose and lifted it enough to squeeze under and out the other side.
Then he ran and ran and ran, not looking back.