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wasn’t she their own mother’s sister, who 
had also a pet name of her own? And were 
they not both daughters of this great chum 
of theirs, who, as their father had told them 
was entirely their own contemporary and 
equal, but at the same time they mustn’t 
tease her or treat her as if they were playing 
football ; and mustn’t touch her pretty white 
dress with their “candy” fingers. 
Edwy was glad that the kitten had come 
to visit them. He was afraid that the win- 
ter would be hard on the poor thing. . . . 
Everybody said it could take care of itself, 
but why couldn’t it take care of itself now? 
It came every morning, to ask them for food 
and would give its high-toned purr of satis- 
faction when they had fed it. 
Much as Edwy liked it, he was glad that 
it had not come to his father’s camp, for 
they had some little rabbits. 
They had brought them, when old enough, 
from their own home, and had let them run 
