“Umph！Iwanttoknow！Well，Mary-’Gustawassatisfiedaforethat。
Shedidn’teathardlyanything。Saidshewan’thungry。Iswanifitain’tdiscouragin’！What’stheuseofyoufolkshavin’acook？
Ifyou’regoin’tohavecanary-birdappetites，whydon’tyoufeedonbirdseedandbedonewithit？AndIdobelieveInevermadeabetterpiethanthat！“
“Where’sMary-’Gusta？“askedZoeth。
“Idon’tknow。Shewentuptoherroom。Shemaybethereyet，orshemayhavecomedownandgoneoutagain——Idon’tknow。IfshedidcomedownIdidn’tseeher。“