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122 "Now, my dears," the old cat will say, "one, two, three&mdash;all purr together," and we shall purr like anything.

She won't teach us to mew, but we shall know how without teaching. Children do know some things without being taught.&mdash;.

(Translated into French by Dora.)

Another piece of it.

It is a mistake to think that cats are playful. I often try to get a cat to play with me, and she never seems to care about the game, no matter how little it hurts.&mdash;H. O.