`` No , but it is Topsy 's great-great-great-great-grandson , '' said the Story Girl gravely . `` His name is Paddy and he is my own particular cat . We have barn cats , but Paddy never associates with them . I am very good friends with all cats . They are so sleek and comfortable and dignified . And it is so easy to make them happy . Oh , I 'm so glad you boys have come to live here . Nothing ever happens here , except days , so we have to make our own good times . We were short of boys before -- only Dan and Peter to four girls . '' `` FOUR girls ? Oh , yes , Sara Ray . Felicity mentioned her . What is she like ? Where does she live ? '' `` Just down the hill . You ca n't see the house for the spruce bush . Sara is a nice girl . She 's only eleven , and her mother is dreadfully strict . She never allows Sara to read a single story . JUST you fancy !
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