What do you mean by it, eh ?' It was five to one, counting the Phoenix; but the policeman, who was one, was of unusually fine size, and the five, including the Phoenix, were small.

The mews and the squeaks grew softer, and in the comparative silence, Cyril said-- 'It's true.

There are a few cats here.

But we've not hurt them.

It's quite the opposite.