Part II, Chapter 13 Summary

Robert is overjoyed the next morning to find the hamburger and milk bowls empty and the ring of garlic intact. He is more excited about the dog than he was with the discovery of germs. As Robert goes about his daily chores and stops at a store for dog food and supplies, he wonders why the vampires are clever enough to fight him, but have not thought to burn his house down. Later that day, Robert watches the dog through the peephole eat the food he has left out, but restrains himself from following him. He thinks the dog may have survived the plague by hiding. This gives Robert hope that there may be human survivors.

The dog continues to return for food but flees when Robert appears. Robert ponders that perhaps dogs would have a better chance of...