She married a man I detested , that 's all . '' `` Did he drink ? '' asked Charlotte gravely . `` The matron 's husband drank and that was why she left him and took to running an orphan asylum . I think I 'd rather put up with a drunken husband than live in an orphan asylum . '' `` My sister 's husband did n't drink , '' said the Tall Lady grimly . `` He was beneath her , that was all . I told her I 'd never forgive her and I never shall . He 's dead now -- he died a year after she married him -- and she 's working for her living . I dare say she does n't find it very pleasant . She was n't brought up to that . Here , Charlotte , is a turnover for you . I made it on purpose for you . Eat it and tell me if you do n't think I 'm a good cook . I 'm dying for a compliment . I never get any now that I 've got old . It 's a dismal thing to get old and have nobody to love you except a cat , Charlotte . '' `` I think it is just as bad to be young and have nobody to love you , not even a cat , '' sighed Charlotte , enjoying the turnover , nevertheless . `` I dare say it is , '' agreed the Tall Lady , looking as if she had been struck by a new and rather startling idea . * * * * * I like the tall lady with the Black Eyes ever so much , thought Charlotte that night as she lay in bed , but I love the Pretty Lady .
I have more fun XXXXX the Tall Lady and the Very Handsome Cat , but I always feel nicer with the Pretty Lady .
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