If you will interfere in their up-bringing, you have no right to do your best to get them into careless ways." Taken aback at suddenly finding herself on the defensive Lady Ryehampton blinked at him somewhat owlishly: "That's all very well," she said in a less severe tone.

"But is there a kittens' home at all--a kittens' home with kittens in it?
That's what I want to know." "But we wrote and told you how many kittens we had in the cats' home.
You don't think we'd deceive you, Aunt Amelia ?" said the Terror in a deeply injured tone and with a deeply injured air.
"There! I told you that if he said he had kittens in it, there would be," said Miss Hendersyde with an air of relief.
"Of course there's a cats' home with kittens in it!" said Mrs.
Dangerfield with some heat.

"The Terror wouldn't lie to you!" "Hyacinth is incapable of deceit!" cried Sir Maurice splendidly.
The Terror did his best to look incapable of deceit; and it was a very good best.
In some confusion Lady Ryehampton began to stammer: "Well, of c-c-c-course, if there's a c-c-cats' home--but Sir Maurice's senseless interference--" "Senseless interference! Do you call saving children from careless habits senseless interference ?" cried Sir Maurice indignantly.
"You had no business to interfere without consulting me," said Lady Ryehampton.

Then, with a return of suspicion, she said: "But I want to see this cats' home--now!" "I'll take you at once," said the Terror quickly, and politely he opened the door.
They all went, Mrs.Dangerfield snatching a hooded cloak, Sir Maurice his hat and coat from pegs in the hall as they went through it.

When they came into the paddock their ears became aware of a distant high-pitched din; and the farther they went down it the louder and more horrible grew the din.
Over the broad round face of Lady Ryehampton spread an expression of suspicious bewilderment; Mrs.Dangerfield's beautiful eyes were wide open in an anxious wonder; the piquant face of Erebus was set in a defiant scowl; and Sir Maurice looked almost as anxious as Mrs.
Dangerfield.