butter，andalittleteawithmilkandsugar。Itateanddrankandsoonbegantopurr。Thegoodwomanofthehousewashorrifiedwhenoncomingintoremovethethingsshesawthechurchcatonhercarpet。\"Whatimpudence！\"sheexclaimed，andmadetowardsit，butonourtellingherthatwedidnotexpectthatitshouldbedisturbed，sheletitalone。Averyremarkablecircumstancewas，thatthoughthecathadhithertobeeninthehabitofflying，notonlyfromherface，buttheveryechoofhervoice，itnowlookedherinthefacewithperfectcomposure，asmuchastosay，\"Idon’tfearyou，forIknowthatIamnowsafeandwithmyownpeople。\"
Itstayedwithustwohoursandthenwentaway。Thenextmorningitreturned。Tobeshort，thoughitwentawayeverynight，itbecameourowncat，andoneofourfamily。Igaveitsomethingwhichcureditofitseruption，andthroughgoodtreatmentitsoonlostitsotherailmentsandbegantolooksleekandbonny。
CHAPTERVIII
TheMowers—DeepWelsh—ExtensiveView—OldCelticHatred—FishPreserving—Smollet’sMorgan。
NEXTmorningIsetouttoascendDinasBran，anumberofchildren，almostentirelygirls，followedme。Iaskedthemwhytheycameafterme。\"Inthehopethatyouwillgiveussomething，\"saidoneinverygoodEnglish。ItoldthemthatIshouldgivethemnothing，buttheystillfollowedme。AlittlewayupthehillIsawsomemencuttinghay。Imadeanobservationtooneofthemrespectingthefinenessoftheweather；heansweredcivilly，andrestedonhisscythe，whilsttheotherspursuedtheirwork。Iaskedhimwhetherhewasafarmingman；hetoldmethathewasnot；thathegenerallyworkedattheflannelmanufactory，butthatforsomedayspasthehadnotbeenemployedthere，workbeingslack，andhadonthataccountjoinedthemowersinordertoearnafewshillings。I