Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 356
to diminish.Amid the shouting and the noise of trampingsoldierv, Mechie heard a low, faint mew at thedoor. It is our Nebuchadnezzar, she thought;and she went to the door and opened it. Sure enough, it was Nebuchadnezzar, who THE OLD WIDOW AND IIER CAT. 913 rushed in with a glad cry, but behind… … • sHK TRIED IN ALL THE SHOPS TO GET WORK To DO. I am only a poor widow, but such as Ihave I give you, answered iMechie. Mylord, enter. Never before had the powerful Earl of Flan-ders entered so humble an abode ; but he wasglad even for this refuge, for his strait wasdesperate. The widow conducted…
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