Puttel

Polly points to the right key with a little stick, and Puttel sits on the stool and pats each key as it 's touched, and it makes a tune.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

And Polly gave the cat such a tweak of the ear that Puttel bounced out of her lap in high dudgeon.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

Polly and Puttel were continually dodging his long arms and legs.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

She pulled her hair down, turned her skirt back, put her feet on the fender, and took Puttel into her lap, all of which arrangements signified that something very important had got to be thought over and settled.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

Poor Puttel, after gazing wistfully out of the window at the gaunt city cats skulking about the yard, would retire to the rug, and curl herself up as if all hope of finding congenial society had failed; while little Nick would sing till he vibrated on his perch, without receiving any response except an inquisitive chirp from the pert sparrows, who seemed to twit him with his captivity.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

"Puttel, when missis abuses you, play it 's dyspepsia, and don't bear malice, because it 's a very trying disease, my dear."

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

The young man shook the little hand in the gray woollen glove, gave her exactly the same bow which he did the Honorable Mrs. Davenport, and went away, leaving Polly to walk up stairs and address Puttel with the peculiar remark, –

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

Puttel purred, Nick chirped approvingly, and Polly ate her dinner with a better appetite than she had expected.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

The light of a bright fire filled the little room, and down on a stool before it was Maud tending Puttel, and watching with deep interest the roasting of an apple intended for her special benefit.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

Then she scalded poor Puttel by upsetting her coffee-pot; and instead of a leisurely, cosy meal, had to hurry away uncomfortably, for everything went wrong even to the coming off of both bonnet strings in the last dreadful scramble.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950