he got to the edge of the moon he jumped off, Mr. Rough after him.

Down, down, they went, oh! so fast and so far! Benjy screaming all the
way and Mr. Rough's collar jingling. They came to the river, and
making all the noise they could, in they fell. As Benjy sank he
thought of all the unkind things he had done. He came to the top, but
sank again, and sinking, thought of his papa and mamma and his little
sisters, and of his nice little bed, and of the prayers his dear mamma
used to hear him say. He rose for the last time, and saw Nox standing
on the bank, and thought, "Now he has come to do something to me
because I have so often hurt him." Down, down he went, as a lark flew
up in the summer sky. The bird was almost out of sight when a soft
black nose and great brown eyes came close to his face, and a kind,
gentle mouth took hold of him, and paddling and swimming as hard as he
could, Nox carried Benjy to the shore and laid him under the willow-
tree. There Benjy's papa found him, and took him home, where he was
sick for a long, long time. When he got a little better he used to
tell people of his visit to Beastland, but they always said it was
only a dream he had during the fever.

In the long weeks of his sickness he grew much kinder and sweeter. But
something happened when he was getting well which softened his little
heart once and forever.

While he was sick, Mr. Rough was given to one of the servants to be
cared for and fed well, but he did not treat him kindly, and besides,
the dog wanted his little master; he wanted to see him, but no one
would let him; so poor faithful Mr. Rough got thinner and weaker every
day, till at last he would not eat anything nor even go out for a
little walk.