But no decent , grown-up cat should be done to death -- unless he sucks eggs . '' `` You would n't have thought Rusty very decent if you 'd seen him when he came here , '' said Stella . `` He positively looked like the Old Nick . '' `` I do n't believe Old Nick can be so very , ugly '' said Aunt Jamesina reflectively . `` He would n't do so much harm if he was . I always think of him as a rather handsome gentleman . '' Chapter XVII A Letter from Davy `` It 's beginning to snow , girls , '' said Phil , coming in one November evening , `` and there are the loveliest little stars and crosses all over the garden walk . I never noticed before what exquisite things snowflakes really are . One has time to notice things like that in the simple life . Bless you all for permitting me to live it . It 's really delightful to feel worried because butter has gone up five cents a pound . '' `` Has it ? '' demanded Stella , who kept the household accounts . `` It has -- and here 's your butter . I 'm getting quite expert at marketing . It 's better fun than flirting , '' concluded Phil gravely . `` Everything is going up scandalously , '' sighed Stella . `` Never mind . Thank goodness air and salvation are still free , '' said Aunt Jamesina . `` And so is laughter , '' added Anne .
`` There 's no tax on it yet and that is well , because you 're all going XXXXX laugh presently .
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