UndoubtedlythisencouragedJeremy’sindependence。
Hewalkedtoandfrothecurate’slodgingbyhimself，andwasabletoobservemanyinterestingthingsontheway。Sometimes，lateintheafternoon，hewouldhavesomelessonthathemusttaketohismasterwho，ashelodgedatthebottomofOrangeStreet，wasaverysafeandsteadydistancefromtheColes。
OfcourseAuntAmyobjected。
“YouallowJeremy，allbyhimself，intothestreetatnight，andhe’sonlyeight。Really，you’retoostrange！“
“Well，inthefirstplace，“saidMrs。Cole，mildly，“itisn’tnight——it’safternoon；inthesecondplace，itisonlyjustdownthestreet，andJeremy’smostobedientalways，asyouknow，Amy。“