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Letters from a Cat
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Helen Hunt Jackson
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II.
My
Dear
Helen:
I
do
wish
that
you
and
your
father
would
turn
around
directly,
wherever
you
are,
when
you
get
this
letter,
and
come
home
as
fast
as
you
can.
If
you
do
not
come
soon
there
will
be
no
home
left
for
you
to
come
into.
I
am
so
frightened
and
excited,
that
my
paws
tremble,
and
I
have
upset
the
ink
twice,
and
spilled
so
much
that
there
is
only
a
little
left
in
the
bottom
of
the
cup,
and
it
is
as
thick
as
hasty
pudding;
so
you
must
excuse
the
looks
of
this
letter,
and
I
will
tell
you
as
quickly
as
I
can
about
the
dreadful
state
of
things
here.
Not
more
than
an
hour
after
I
finished
my
letter
to
you,
yesterday,
I
heard
a
great
noise
in
the
parlor,
and
ran
in
to
see
what
was
the
matter.
There
was
Mary
with
her
worst
blue
handkerchief
tied
over
her
head,
her
washing-day
gown
on,
and
a
big
hammer
in
her
hand.
As
soon
as
she
saw
me,
she
said,
"There's
that
cat!
Always
in
my
way,"
and
threw
a
cricket
at
me,
and
then
shut
the
parlor
door
with
a
great
slam.
So
I
ran
out
and
listened
under
the
front
windows,
for
I
felt
sure
she
was
in
some
bad
business
she
did
not
want
to
have
known.
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