Our friends and all about them By Edith Bland [i.e. E. Nesbit]. Illustrated by Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, Fanny Moody and W. Gilbert Foster |
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The Hospitable Hostess.
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The Hospitable Hostess.
Yes, certainly Tim! I'm delighted;
Whatever there is you may share;
There's not very much as it happens,
But I heartily wish that there were!
Whatever there is you may share;
There's not very much as it happens,
But I heartily wish that there were!
Oh! Tabbykins, don't be so horrid,
You greedy, unsociable cat!
Now don't arch up your back so crossly,
You look very ugly like that.
You greedy, unsociable cat!
Now don't arch up your back so crossly,
You look very ugly like that.
If you can't behave nicely, my kitten,
You'll have to be sent up to bed;
It's shameful of you to be angry,
That a poor fellow-creature is fed.
You'll have to be sent up to bed;
It's shameful of you to be angry,
That a poor fellow-creature is fed.
Don't mind her, dear Tim, I implore you!
She's not at all what I could wish;
Come begin! What? Oh dear me, I am sorry
There's nothing to eat in the dish!
She's not at all what I could wish;
Come begin! What? Oh dear me, I am sorry
There's nothing to eat in the dish!
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