Cat and dog; or, Memoirs of puss and the captain, by the author of The doll and her friends |
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... kitten in her arms . I should have liked to have it to worry , and as Lily was very good - natured , I thought she had brought it for that purpose ; so I sat watching , ready to snap at it the moment she should toss it to me . After a ...
... kitten in her arms . I should have liked to have it to worry , and as Lily was very good - natured , I thought she had brought it for that purpose ; so I sat watching , ready to snap at it the moment she should toss it to me . After a ...
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... kitten in her arms , my surliness was dis- graceful . Nobody knows how I detested the kitten . I thought it a misfortune to the universe that that kitten should exist . On thinking it over at this distance of time , I honestly confess ...
... kitten in her arms , my surliness was dis- graceful . Nobody knows how I detested the kitten . I thought it a misfortune to the universe that that kitten should exist . On thinking it over at this distance of time , I honestly confess ...
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... kitten , I should be quite happy . I never again saw Lily caress- ing the kitten , and from that day my real sorrows began . There was a bustle in the house . Every thing seemed in confusion . Every body was doing some- thing different ...
... kitten , I should be quite happy . I never again saw Lily caress- ing the kitten , and from that day my real sorrows began . There was a bustle in the house . Every thing seemed in confusion . Every body was doing some- thing different ...
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... kitten . Happy indeed ! There was no chance of my being troubled with such a sight , and I was miserable ! I would have put up with all the cats and kittens that were met coming from St. Ives ; I would have tried to settle the quarrel ...
... kitten . Happy indeed ! There was no chance of my being troubled with such a sight , and I was miserable ! I would have put up with all the cats and kittens that were met coming from St. Ives ; I would have tried to settle the quarrel ...
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... kitten , who was now in my power , I would magnanimously endure her existence . I would do more ; I would let her know that she had nothing any longer to fear from me ; and in pursuance of this kind intention , I walked about the room ...
... kitten , who was now in my power , I would magnanimously endure her existence . I would do more ; I would let her know that she had nothing any longer to fear from me ; and in pursuance of this kind intention , I walked about the room ...
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