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To all ie puss seemed to Seen
very properly ; al I can’t say
how much she understood. But, at
any rate, she went on lapping away
at her saucer of milk, without
attempting to give a saucy answer.

And Johnny was quite sure in his
own mind that this little talking to
had done her as much good, as he
rememberea similar ones to have
done himself; so that afterwards,
whenever May used to say, ‘ Take
care, Johnny, she'll scratch you,’ he
would answer, ‘Oh, no, May, she
won't. Me have told her dat she
mustn t.’

And puss certainly very soon
seemed to understand Johnny, and