He paused helplessly, unable to express his complex feelings about the stew, and the attitude on the part of his wife which it revealed.
"Oh, well," said his wife, "after all, 't ain't 's if you'd gone and lost money."
And after supper Mr. Peaslee carefully poured some skimmed milk into a saucer and went out to the barn.
"Kitty, kitty!" he called. "Kitty, come, kitty!"
The Calico Cat did not respond. But in the morning the saucer was empty.
Transcriber's Note
The cover illustration referred to in the Author's Note at the beginning of this book was not available for this electronic version of the text.