He drew back, and she aimed a fearful blow at the object and missed it.

Then, as it did not move, she took a good look at it.

Then she threw down the broom, and after casting a look of scorn at Potts, she said, "Come to bed, you old fool! that's not a mouse." "What d'you mean ?" "Why, you simpleton, that's the baby's India-rubber bottle-top that I put in the goblet to keep it sweet.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself carrying on in this manner at one o'clock in the morning." Then Potts turned in.

After this he will drink at the pump.
* * * * * In the course of the conversation I remarked that I had seen some men fixing Potts' roof recently; and when I asked Potts if anything was the matter, he said, "My roof was shingled originally; but as it leaked, I had the shingles removed and a gravel-and-felt roof put on.