"Oh!" responded the cat.
Upon which Nan herself came running in, and she was no larger than when her mother was kneeling beside her in the garden.
"O my dear, dearest, darling, little pussy-cat! I have found you again, and we will live together always, and you will let me play with you. I am so glad to see you again."
The cat purred and rubbed her head against Nan, as much as to say "Yes."
And the woolly dog barked for joy.
"'there are two girls running,' said ulick" ([p. 363]).
So Nan had won the race.
Nan looked out of the window and nodded to Ulick, who was panting in the distance. She also held up the cat for him to see.
There was no longer any need for Ulick to run, for everything round him was shouting—