"In which case, house dogs, rather than hunting dogs, may be the easiest."

"Are those breeds largish? A little lapdog is going to be too small to be easy to experiment on."

"I can justify medium to large-sized poodles."

"How big is that?"

She holds her hands apart demonstratively.

"Probably close enough."

In that case Lucette will read up on poodles to prepare to justify her new and expensive interest to her grandfather.

She's very good.

A few days later, Lucette informs Annie that if she were still interested, it would not actually be that out of the ordinary for them to sleep in the same bed on occasion. 

"- would you like that?"

"Yes, assuming you would?"

"I would!"

"Oh good."

Annie's smiles are very good, and Lucette figured she might get to see one if she offered the bed thing, and she was right.

Annie is noticeably smiley for the rest of the day!

Lucette will be so as well, in that case! Smiley Annie is just so nice to be around. 

And at bedtime Annie is going to try to take her cues on whether they are going to ~*~snuggle~*~ (or not).

Lucette has no idea how to do so and attempts to take Annie's cues on this.

Well in that case Annie is going to inch closer to her in very small increments till she says something.

Lucette will also do that then.

Even when this means that they are ~*~snuggling~*~?

If it's making Annie make faces like that, then yes, definitely!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

(Annie cannot hear her own happy little sighs so she has a disadvantage in controlling them.)

"You make very nice sounds when you are happy, in addition to making very nice faces when you are happy."

"- do I? I can't hear them."

"You do - I like them."