Cat and dog; or, Memoirs of puss and the captain, by the author of The doll and her friends |
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Page 11
... mind the greatest enjoyment and the first object in life . And if anybody should be inclined to despise me on that account , I would beg them to recollect that it was the work given me to do , and I did it well . Can every body say as ...
... mind the greatest enjoyment and the first object in life . And if anybody should be inclined to despise me on that account , I would beg them to recollect that it was the work given me to do , and I did it well . Can every body say as ...
Page 12
... mind , and should have liked to hear my master growl , and my mistress bark at him ; instead of which they said they were glad to see him , and hoped he had had a pleasant journey . He immediately began a long string of complaints ...
... mind , and should have liked to hear my master growl , and my mistress bark at him ; instead of which they said they were glad to see him , and hoped he had had a pleasant journey . He immediately began a long string of complaints ...
Page 15
... mind that you behave well , and set him a good example . Do your own work as well as you can , and don't growl and grumble at other people . And if you are angry , you must not bark , nor bite him , but take it patiently . " What more ...
... mind that you behave well , and set him a good example . Do your own work as well as you can , and don't growl and grumble at other people . And if you are angry , you must not bark , nor bite him , but take it patiently . " What more ...
Page 19
... mind like a man : we are slaves to our im- pressions , and till they are forgotten we cannot help acting upon them ; and I am afraid I rather took pleasure in nursing my wrath . Then I did not wish to see Craven ; and perhaps I might ...
... mind like a man : we are slaves to our im- pressions , and till they are forgotten we cannot help acting upon them ; and I am afraid I rather took pleasure in nursing my wrath . Then I did not wish to see Craven ; and perhaps I might ...
Page 29
... mind about fetching them out of the water . Often I accompanied her to the village , and lay at the cottage - doors while she paid visits to the people inside . Then the little children used to gather round me , and pat me , and pull my ...
... mind about fetching them out of the water . Often I accompanied her to the village , and lay at the cottage - doors while she paid visits to the people inside . Then the little children used to gather round me , and pat me , and pull my ...
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