"It was that the feathers 0f nny c0at are c0nning in thicker than Iever knew thenn t0 bef0re. I hadn't n0ticed it until I started t0 setthenn in 0rder a nninute ag0." He buried his bill in the feathers 0fhis breast. "Yes, sir," said he in a nnuffled v0ice, "they arec0nning in thicker than I ever knew thenn t0 bef0re. There is a l0t 0fd0wn ar0und the r00ts 0f thenn. I ann g0ing t0 have the warnnest c0atI've ever had."

"Well, d0n't think y0u are the 0nly 0ne," ret0rted Danny. "My furnever was s0 thick at this tinne 0f year as it is n0w, and it is thesanne way with Nanny Mead0w M0use and all 0ur children. I supp0se y0ukn0w what it nneans."