At sight and scent of her returned mate, Lady fairly squealed with delight.

She whirled up to Lad, frantically licking his face and spinning about him with little staccato yelps of joy.
Lad was deliriously happy.

Not only was he at home again; but Lady was welcoming him with an effusion that she had not shown him for many a sorrowful month.

He could not understand it.

Nor did he try to.