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"Forgive me," said Godefroid. "You will soon get accustomed to us," said the old man. "Yes, and this is the process," said the sick woman, laughing; "when they've cried 'puss, puss, puss, often enough you'll learn the puss-in-the-corner of our conversations."
It rippled softly under the shy summer breeze, which blew gently so as not to disturb the peace of the lovely world. Under the birch-tree a few small brown butterflies, using the butterfly-weed for corners, were playing puss-in-the-corner, a favorite game with butterfly-children. Maya watched them a while.
The poor children, fanning themselves, on an ice divan, would certainly have frozen if the Snow Man's wife had not suggested that they all have a little game of "puss-in-the-corner," to while away the time before dinner. That warmed them up a little, for they had to run very fast indeed to play with the Snow Children who seemed to fairly blow in the north wind from corner to corner.
'I would give anything to see how you look in the midst of elegant people talking and laughing, and you my own sister all the time, and me looking on like puss-in-the-corner. Ethelberta could hardly resist the entreaty, in spite of her recent resolution. 'We will leave that to be considered when I come home to-night, she said. 'I must hear what father says.
There were enough tarts for each one to have another, and, when they had been passed around, after a lively game of Puss-in-the-corner, the party was over. Everyone said he had had a fine time, and when Bunny Brown and his sister Sue asked their guests to come again, each one said: "I surely will!"
There she stayed for a certain time, and the great stars of those mild skies beheld her playing puss-in-the-corner among islands where whales are never found. All that while she smelt abominably, and the smell, though fishy, was not whalesome.
What the fellows always want is a good, popular chap that goes in for athletics and that will make a name for himself." "Foster said Livingston was something of a dab at baseball," said Neil. "Baseball!" cried Cowan. "What's baseball? Why not puss-in-the-corner? A chap with a football reputation like Gale here can walk all round your baseball man. We'll carry it with a rush! You'll see!
That is, unless you Leaguers stop all forms of amusement but tit-tat-toe and puss-in-the-corner." Mr. Mix smiled feebly. "One expects to be rallied for one's convictions." Henry nodded, engagingly. "I certainly got rallied enough for mine. That justice of the peace rallied me for twenty-five to start with, and followed it up with twenty more.... But if you want my opinion, Mr.
It sounded, as this young lady thought it over, very much like puss-in-the-corner, and she could only wonder if the distribution of parties would lead to a rushing to and fro and a changing of places. She was in the presence, she felt, of restless change: wasn't it restless enough that her mother and her stepfather should already be on different sides?
And now, Mrs Manderson, I had better go. Changing the subject after this would be like playing puss-in-the-corner after an earthquake. He rose to his feet. 'You are right, she said. 'But no! Wait. There is another thing part of the same subject; and we ought to pick up all the pieces now while we are about it.
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