"'See the cat?'
"'Yes, I see the cat.'
"'What is the cat?'
"'The cat is a cat. Scat cat!'"
At this even Mrs. Smithers smiled.
"I don't agree with Mr. Pedagog," put in the Bibliomaniac, after a pause.
Here the School-master shook his head warningly at the Bibliomaniac, as if to indicate that he was not in good form.
"So I observe," remarked the Idiot. "You have upset him completely. See how Mr. Pedagog trembles?" he added, addressing the genial gentleman who occasionally imbibed.
"I don't mean that way," sneered the Bibliomaniac, bound to set Mr. Whitechoker straight. "I mean that the word 'it,' as em[Pg 109][Pg 108]ployed in that sentence, stands for day. The day looks like rain."
"Did you ever see a day?" queried the Idiot.