He had a sense of humour , had Pat . Very few cats have ; and most of them have such an inordinate appetite for flattery that they will swallow any amount of it and thrive thereon . Paddy had a finer taste . The Story Girl and I were the only ones who could pay him compliments to his liking . The Story Girl would box his ears with her fist and say , `` Bless your gray heart , Paddy , you 're a good sort of old rascal , '' and Pat would purr his satisfaction ; I used to take a handful of the skin on his back , shake him gently and say , `` Pat , you 've forgotten more than any human being ever knew , '' and I vow Paddy would lick his chops with delight . But to be called `` a sweet cat ! '' Oh , Sara , Sara ! Felicity tried -- and had the most gratifying luck with -- a new and complicated cake recipe -- a gorgeous compound of a plumminess to make your mouth water . The number of eggs she used in it would have shocked Aunt Janet 's thrifty soul , but that cake , like beauty , was its own excuse . Uncle Roger ate three slices of it at tea-time and told Felicity she was an artist . The poor man meant it as a compliment ; but Felicity , who knew Uncle Blair was an artist and had a poor opinion of such fry , looked indignant and retorted , indeed she was n't ! `` Peter says there 's any amount of raspberries back in the maple clearing , '' said Dan . `` S'posen we all go after tea and pick some ? '' `` I 'd like to , '' sighed Felicity , `` but we 'd come home tired and with all the milking to do . You boys better go alone . '' `` Peter and I will attend to the milking for one evening , '' said Uncle Roger . `` You can all go . I have an idea that a raspberry pie for to-morrow night , when the folks come home , would hit the right spot . '' Accordingly , after tea we all set off , armed with jugs and cups . Felicity , thoughtful creature , also took a small basketful of jelly cookies along with her .
We had to go back through the maple woods to the extreme end XXXXX Uncle Roger 's farm -- a pretty walk , through a world of green , whispering boughs and spice-sweet ferns , and shifting patches of sunlight .
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