And Missus sicked her dachshund at my heels.

[Grinning.]

Eh, master, it’s your shoe that pinches!

SHY

When cats invade bird-temples, boy, it feels

Good to be wicked.

But tell me of our forest planting ground:

What shrubs and creepers have you found

And marked, to make our shelter thicket?

QUERCUS