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7 Is she fond of you? What has she done to make you 



think so? 



8 Does she play? Does she work? 



9 Is she of any use? 



10 What is your kitty's name ? 



"Now," Miss Clare continued, after reading the 

 questions aloud, "if you can't remember them, why, 

 ask someone to read them to you ; but, if you have 

 the right kind of eyes, I think you can find out the 

 answers for yourselves. Bob, Belle, and Bess may 

 wait one little minute to find out the secret I have 

 for them;" and when the good-nights had been said, 

 the day's work was over. 



There was a great call for cats that night in all of 

 the homes: big cats, little cats, and middle-sized 

 cats, all came in for a share of inspection, and forty 

 little heads were nearly bursting with information 

 when nine o'clock came the next morning. I wish 

 I could tell you of all the funny things they told 

 Miss Clare, and how much she learned of the way 

 in which pets were cared for in different homes 

 her principal reason for sending those questions 

 home, by the way but if you want to know, 

 why ask the children themselves, while I tell you 



