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Posy undid the package, and took out a pretty collar of red leather with a little padlock hanging from it.

"Come, kitty, and have on your new collar," said Posy. "They say you're not so handsome as the house-cat, so I must make you look as well as I can, and you're dear if you're not handsome."

The barn-cat stood very still while Posy fitted on the collar and fastened the padlock.

"It's a little bit loose for you," said Posy, "but that is better than to have it too tight, isn't it, Tom?"

"See how proud she feels," said Tom; "she likes to hear the padlock rattle when she moves."