Of popping at partridge and pheasant,

Not worry, and Warton, and war.”

Then I said, “My dear Pussy, be sober!

Remember we’re bound to be here

By the end of the month of October,

Of this unforgettable year—

By the twenty-fourth day of October.

This very identical year.

Ha! doesn’t that make you feel queer?”

“We shall yet have to work, Puss, like winking.