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they will become estranged, and then they will no 
longer live together peaceably.” 
“ Then you will have to keep Punch, too,” said 
Dorothy. 
“ Rather than have them separated, I will do so,” 
said mistress, “ but you must bring their basket and 
cushions, so they will have some familiar objects to 
attract them to this place.” 
So Teddy went home and fetched Punch and the 
cat furniture, and while he was gone I had a little 
chat with Judy. She did not remember me at 
first, and acted quite saucy for a while. But when 
I told her that I was her mother, and how I had 
nursed her and Punch, and raised them to be the 
handsome cats they were, she snuggled up to me 
and said, “ Oh, yes ; now I remember : you used 
to wash us, and bring us mousies to play with ; and 
I remember also the beautiful lullaby you used to 
sing to us : 
Rockaby, hushaby, Pussy, my dear, 
The dogs are all chained and there’s nothing to fear ! 
“ Oh, how we did want our dear mother that first 
night in our new home ! We just cried and cried 
till we finally dropped asleep.” 
