“O, poh, cat!” says W. B.
“Or a poodle dog,” says Benjie.
“Nonsense, poodle dog!” says W. B.
“Or a rabbit,” says Bubby Short.
“O, go ’way with your rabbit!” says W. B. “Didn’t I tell you it hadn’t any feet or legs to go with?”
“Then how could it go?” Mr. Augustus asked him.
“That’s the very thing,” said W. B.
“Snakes do,” says Bubby Short.
“But a snake wouldn’t look white,” says Benjie.
“Without ’t was scared,” says Dorry.