"No, it isn't that," said Rufus, laughing, "and I don't think I should take the trouble to pick it up, if I did find one."
"Do you like kittens, Rose?" asked Miss Manning.
"Yes, very much," said Rose; "they are so pretty and playful."
"Would you like to have me get one for you?"
"Will you?" asked the child, eagerly.
"Yes; there's a lodger on the lower floor has three. No doubt she will give us one."
"But won't it trouble you, Miss Manning?" asked the newsboy. "If it will, don't get it. Rose can get along without it."
"Oh, I like kittens myself," said Miss Manning; "I should really like one."
"Now I like dogs best," said Rough and Ready.
"Most boys do, I believe," said the seamstress.