human
Oh! Nibby! he cried.
gpt
Did dey catf de cat?
human
Indeed, I hope not! said Mrs. Posset.
gpt
It is a strange thing in the nature of boys, that they like to see cats tormented.
human
But I don't like to see them hurt, Mrs. Posset! said Nibble.
gpt
It _is_ fun to see them run, but the dogs never catch them, so no harm is done. And it is good for the cats to have a little exercise, I am sure, for they are lazy creatures.
human
Humph! said Mrs. Posset.
gpt
Well, I am reading to Downy now, Master Nibble, so--
human
Wouldn't you like me to take the book, Mrs. Posset? asked Nibble.
gpt
I must stay in the house till dinner, and I could read to Downy.
human
Oh! yes, Nibby, read!
gpt
Very well, Master Nibble, and that is just what will please me, for I have not my spectacles by me, and the print troubles my eyes. Besides, the child's clothes are torn to shrivers, (this was a pet word of Mrs. Posset's, and I think she must have invented it herself,) and I must attend to them at once.
human
What shall I read, Downy boy?
gpt
Wead Pinfkin!
human
said Nibble,
gpt
Well, here it is, so listen! And perhaps, if you were to shut your eyes, Downy, you might see some of the pretty things that Princekin saw.