A new Friend found. 221

to mind what he said better than
might have been expected. Nor did
she ever hurt him again.

I dare say she found him quite as
agreeable a companion as he found
her; for, as soon as ever she had got
into a good humour after that first
Schatchy me ave Mera. picce Ol the
cake that he was eating—some of his
own grandmother’s making, you
know. And after that she often got
a part of his meals.

So they were soon very good
friends, though this cat never be-
came a favourite with other people ;
because she was generally considered
to be bad-tempered. And, indeed,
I don’t think that she had the very