Of hitting and harassing too,

But who can be rough with a fairy—

Not I—so I let her go through.

She scored, and we couldn't get equal;

The others all thought me a fool,

And Kitty herself, in the sequel,

Grew most unexpectedly cool.

They gave us a licking, as stated,

I was sick at the sight of the ball,

She thought me a lot over-rated,