MrandMrs,offour,,weretosaythattheywere,youverymuch.Theywerethelastyou'dtobeinor,theyjustdidn'tholdwithsuch.
Mrwastheofafirm,made.Hewasabig,manwithanyneck,hedidhaveavery.Mrswasthinandandhadtheofneck,cameinveryasshesomuchofhertimeover,onthe.Thehadasonandinwasnoboy.
Thehadthey,buttheyalsohada,andfearwasthatit.Theydidn'ttheybearitifoutthe.MrswasMrs's,buttheyhadn'tmetfor;infact,Mrsshedidn'thavea,herandhergood-for-wereasasitwastobe.Thetowhatthesayiftheinthe.Theknewthatthehadason,too,buttheyhadevenseenhim.Thisboywasgoodfortheaway;theydidn'twantwithalikethat.
WhenMrandMrswokeuponthedull,greyour,wastheskytothatandsoonbealloverthe.MrasheouthismosttieforworkandMrsawayassheaintohishigh.
Noneofthemaowlpastthe.
Athalfpast,Mruphis,Mrsontheandtokissbut,wasnowaandhisatthe.‘tyke,'Mrasheleftthe.Hegotintohiscarandoutoffour's.
Itwasontheofthethathethesignof–acatamap.Fora,Mrdidn'twhathehadseen–thenhehisheadtolook.wasacatontheof,butwasn'tamapin.Whathehavebeenof?Itmusthavebeenaofthe.Mrandatthecat.Itback.AsMrtheanduptheroad,hethecatinhis.Itwasnowthesignthatsaid–no,atthesign;cats'treadmapsor.Mrgaveaandputthecatoutofhismind.Ashetownheofaofhewastogetthatday.
Butontheedgeoftown,wereoutofhismindbyelse.Ashesatinthejam,he'thelpthattobealotof.in.Mr'tbearwhoin–theget-upsyousawon!Hethiswassomenew.Hehisontheandhiseyesfellonaofby.Theywere.Mrwastoseethataofthem'tatall;why,thatmanhadtobethanhewas,andan-!Theofhim!ButthenitMrthatthiswassome–werefor…yes,thatbeit.Theon,andafew,Mrinthecarpark,hismindbackon.
Mrsatwithhisbacktotheinhisonthe.Ifhehadn't,hehaveittoonthat.Hedidn'tseetheowlspastin,downinthedid;theyandopen-asowlowlsped.Mostofthemhadseenanowlevenat-time.Mr,,hada,owl-free.Heatfive.Hemadeandabitmore.Hewasinaverygoodmood-time,whenhehe'dhislegsandwalktheroadtobuyabunfromthe's.
He'dalltheinheaofthemnexttothe's.Heeyedthemashe.Hedidn'tknowwhy,buttheymadehim.Thislotwere,too,andhe'tseeatin.Itwasonhiswaybackpastthem,ainabag,thatheafewofwhattheywere.
‘The,that's,that'swhatI–'
‘–yes,son,–'
Mrdead.Fearhim.Hebackattheasifhetosaytothem,butofit.
Hebacktheroad,uptohis,athisnottohim,hisandhadhishomewhenhehismind.Heputthebackdownandhis,…no,hewas.wasn'tsuchanname.Hewassurewerelotsofwhohadason.Cometoofit,hewasn'tevensurehiswas.He'devenseentheboy.Ithavebeen.Or.wasnoinMrs,shegotsoatanyofher.Hedidn'ther–ifhe'dhadalikethat…butallthesame,in…
Heitalottoonthat,andwhenhelefttheatfiveo',hewassothatheintojustthedoor.
‘,'he,asthetinyoldmanandfell.ItwasafewMrthatthemanwasa.Hedidn'tseematallattothe.Onthe,hisfaceintoawideandhesaidinathatmade-by:‘Don'tbe,mydearsir,forme!,forYou-Know-Whohasgoneatlast!Evenlikebe,this,day!'
AndtheoldmanMrtheandoff.
Mrtothespot.Hehadbeenbya.Healsohehadbeena,thatwas.Hewas.Hetohiscarandsetoffhome,hewas,hehad,hedidn'tof.
Asheintotheoffour,thehesaw–anditdidn'thismood–wasthecathe'dthat.Itwasnowonhiswall.Hewassureitwasthesameone;ithadthesameitseyes.
‘Shoo!'saidMr.
Thecatdidn'tmove.Itjustgavehimalook.Wasthiscat,Mr.topull,heletintothe.Hewasnottotohiswife.
Mrshadhadanice,day.ShetoldhimoverallMrsNextDoor'swithherandhowhadanewword(‘Shan't!').Mrtoact.Whenhadbeenputtobed,hewentintothe-roomintimetothelastonthenews:
‘And,bird-havethatthe'sowlshavebeenvery.owlshuntatandareeverseenin,havebeenofofin.aretowhytheowlshave.'Thenewsagrin.‘Most.Andnow,overtoJimwiththe.tobeanymoreofowls,Jim?'
‘Well,Ted,'saidthe,‘Idon'tknowthat,butit'snotonlytheowlsthathavebeen.asfarasKent,andhavebeenintotellmethatoftherainI,they'vehadaof!havebeen–it'snotnextweek,!ButIcanawet.'
Mrsatinhis.allover?Owlsby?inalloverthe?Anda,athe…
Mrscameintothe-roomtwocupsoftea.Itwasnogood.He'dhavetosaytoher.Hehis.‘Er–,dear–you'tfromyour,haveyou?'
Ashehad,Mrsand.all,theyshedidn'thavea.
‘No,'shesaid.‘Why?'
‘onthenews,'Mr.‘Owls……andwerealotof-intown…'
‘So?'Mrs.
‘Well,Ijust……itwastodowith…youknow…herlot.'
Mrshertealips.Mrhetellherhe'dthename‘'.Hehedidn'tdare.hesaid,asashe,‘son–he'dbe'sagenow,'the?'
‘Iso,'saidMrs.
‘What'shisname?,isn'tit?'
‘.,name,ifyouaskme.'
‘Oh,yes,'saidMr,his.‘Yes,I.'
Hedidn'tsaywordontheastheywenttobed.Mrswasinthe,Mrtotheanddownintothe.Thecatwas.Itwasdownasitwasfor.
Washe?allthishavetodowiththe?Ifitdid…ifitgotoutthattheyweretoapairof–well,hedidn'thebearit.
Thegotintobed.MrsfellbutMrlay,italloverinhismind.Hislast,hefellwasthatevenifthewere,wasnoforthemtocomenearhimandMrs.Theknewverywellwhatheandthemandkind…He'tseehowheandgetupinthatbeon.Heandover.It'tthem…
Howveryhewas.
Mrhavebeenintoan,butthecatonthewallwasnosignof.Itwasasasa,itseyesonthefarof.Itdidn'tsomuchaswhenacardoorinthenext,norwhentwoowls.Infact,itwasthecatatall.
Amanonthethecathadbeen,soandyou'dhavehe'djustoutofthe.Thecat'stailanditseyes.
likethismanhadeverbeenseenin.Hewastall,thinandveryold,bytheofhishairand,werebothlongtotuckintohisbelt.Hewaslong,atheandhigh-,.Hisblueeyeswere,andhalf-moonandhisnosewasverylongand,asithadbeenat.Thisman'snamewas.
