In a little while, however, she again heard a little pattering of footsteps in the distance, and she looked up eagerly, half hoping that the Mouse had changed his mind, and was coming back to finish his story.
Algum tempo depois, porém, ela ouviu de novo um barulhinho de passos ao longe, e ela olhou avidamente, meio que esperando que o Rato tivesse mudado de idéia e estivesse voltando para terminar sua história.