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And you can depend upon it that, when that awful cat heard Squeaknibble speak so disrespectfully of Santa Claus, her wicked eyes glowed with joy, her sharp teeth watered, and her bristling fur emitted electric sparks as big as marrowfat peas. AND YOU CAN DEPEND UPON IT THAT WHEN THAT AWFUL CAT HEARD SQUEAK NIBBLE SPEAK SO DISRESPECTFULLY OF SANTA CLAUS HER WICKED EYES GLOWED WITH JOY HER SHARP TEETH WATERED AND HER BRISTLING FUR EMITTED ELECTRIC SPARKS AS BIG AS MARROW FAT PEAS
 nice, fresh Western reserve; for truly I recognize in no other viand or edible half the fragrance or half the gustfulness to be met with in one of these pale but aromatic domestic products. So run away to your dreams now, that Santa Claus may find you sleeping.' "The children obeyed,--all but Squeaknibble. 'Let the others think what they please,' said she, 'but _I_ don't believe in Santa Claus. I'm not going to bed, either. I'm going to creep out of this dark hole and have a quiet romp, all by myself, in the moonlight.' Oh, what a vain, foolish, wicked little mouse was Squeaknibble! But I will not reproach the dead; her punishment came all too swiftly. Now listen: who do you suppose overheard her talking so disrespectfully of Santa Claus?" "Why, Santa Claus himself," said the old clock. "Oh, no," answered the little mauve mouse. "It was that wicked, murderous cat! Just as Satan lurks and lies in wait for bad children, so does the cruel cat lurk and lie in wait for naughty little mice. FOR MYSELF I SHALL BE SATISFIED WITH A COST OF NICE FRESH WESTERN RESERVE FOR TRULY I RECOGNIZE IN NO OTHER VIAND OR EDIBLE HALF THE FRAGRANCE OR HALF THE GUSTFULNESS TO BE MET WITH IN ONE OF THESE PALE BUT AROMATIC DOMESTIC PRODUCTS SO RUN AWAY TO YOUR DREAMS NOW THAT SANTA CLAUS MAY FIND YOU SLEEPING THE CHILDREN OBEYED ALL BUT SQUEAK NIBBLE LET THE OTHERS THINK WHAT THEY PLEASE SAID SHE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS I'M NOT GOING TO BED EITHER I'M GOING TO CREEP OUT OF THIS DARK HOLE AND HAVE A QUIET RUMP ALL BY MYSELF IN THE MOONLIGHT OH WHAT A VAIN FOOLISH WICKED LITTLE MOUSE WAS SQUEAK NIBBLE BUT I WILL NOT REPROACH THE DEAD HER PUNISHMENT CAME ALL TOO SWIFTLY NOW LISTEN WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE OVERHEARD HER TALKING SO DISRESPECTFULLY OF SANTA CLAUS WHY SANTA CLAUS HIMSELF SAID THE OLD CLOCK OH NO ANSWERED THE LITTLE MOVE MOUSE IT WAS THAT WICKED MURDEROUS CAT JUST AS SATAN LURKS AND LIES IN WAIT FOR BAD CHILDREN SO DOES THE CRUEL CAT LURK AND LIE IN WAIT FOR NAUGHTY LITTLE MICE
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