She climbed stiffly to her feet, terribly tired. The huge black cat moved silently through the trees to join them. "Hello," he piped in a thin, reedy voice. "The King says I'm to walk you to the Lodge." Kate jumped and gasped, feeling abruptly that she did have weak nerves, but Emily yelped in de...
Mrs. Sexton stood at the kitchen window to watch them after she gave us our breakfast. She had prepared sweet cakes for us with warm butter and berry preserves. Himself had been so delighted that he had made his pirate kiss her wrinkled cheek. I had left Alma Augusta in the bedroom. She looked be...