Concerning Cats 



something entirely different. Just then my sister 

 came down and said: — 



" I wish you would go up and see H. She is suf- 

 fering terribly, and I don't know what to do for 

 her." 



At that the Pretty Lady led the way into the hall 

 and up the stairs, pausing at every third step to 

 make sure I was following, and leading me straight 

 to my sister. Then she settled herself calmly on the 

 foot-board and closed her eyes, as though the whole 

 affair was no concern of hers. Afterward, my sister 

 said that when the pain became almost unendurable, 

 so that she tossed about and groaned, the Pretty 

 Lady came close to her face and talked to her, just 

 as she did to her kittens when they were in distress, 

 showing plainly that she sympathized with and 

 would help her. When she found it impossible to 

 do this, she hurried down to me. And then having 

 got me actually up to my sister's bedside, she threw 

 off her own burden of anxiety and settled into her 

 usual calm content. 



"My Goliath is at the helm now," she expressed 

 by her attitude, " and the world is sure to go right 

 a little longer while I take a nap." 



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