Rufus [antikvár]

I" It seems a very long while ago, ^ since, shivering out in the wind and snow, ^ on the farmhouse back-door step I sat, a poor little caterwauling cat. They took me in, and, as I must say, they tried to be kind to me in their way. ** Yes, the farmer's wife was extremely kind. It isn't the people themselves I mind, it's the pets they keep. For instance, Peter. The place would be so much nicer and neater without a pig. A hearth is intended for cats alone. It would just be splendid ^ if the mistress took it into her head ^ to keep it for cats." That's what Rufus said.