We wouldn't hurt them for worlds.
Would we, Pussy ?' And Jane answered that of course they wouldn't.

And still the policeman seemed unmoved by their eloquence.
'Now, look here,' he said, 'I'm a-going to see what's in that room beyond there, and--' His voice was drowned in a wild burst of mewing and squeaking.

And as soon as it died down all four children began to explain at once; and though the squeaking and mewing were not at their very loudest, yet there was quite enough of both to make it very hard for the policeman to understand a single word of any of the four wholly different explanations now poured out to him.
'Stow it,' he said at last.

'I'm a-goin' into the next room in the execution of my duty.

I'm a-goin' to use my eyes--my ears have gone off their chumps, what with you and them cats.' And he pushed Robert aside, and strode through the door.
'Don't say I didn't warn you,' said Robert.
'It's tigers REALLY,' said Jane.