Then the Woman laughed and said , ` You are the Cat who walks by himself , and all places are alike to you . Your are neither a friend nor a servant . You have said it yourself . Go away and walk by yourself in all places alike . ' Then Cat pretended to be sorry and said , ` Must I never come into the Cave ? Must I never sit by the warm fire ? Must I never drink the warm white milk ? You are very wise and very beautiful . You should not be cruel even to a Cat . ' Woman said , ' I knew I was wise , but I did not know I was beautiful . So I will make a bargain with you . If ever I say one word in your praise you may come into the Cave . ' ` And if you say two words in my praise ? ' said the Cat . ' I never shall , ' said the Woman , ` but if I say two words in your praise , you may sit by the fire in the Cave . ' ` And if you say three words ? ' said the Cat . ' I never shall , ' said the Woman , ` but if I say three words in your praise , you may drink the warm white milk three times a day for always and always and always . ' Then the Cat arched his back and said , ` Now let the Curtain at the mouth of the Cave , and the Fire at the back of the Cave , and the Milk-pots that stand beside the Fire , remember what my Enemy and the Wife of my Enemy has said . ' And he went away through the Wet Wild Woods waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone .
That night when the Man and the Horse and the Dog came home from hunting , the Woman did not tell them of the bargain that she had made with the XXXXX , because she was afraid that they might not like it .
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