But no decent, grown-up cat should be done to death--unless he sucks eggs." "You wouldn'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 don't believe Old Nick can be so very, ugly" said Aunt Jamesina reflectively.

"He wouldn't do so much harm if he was.

_I_ always think of him as a rather handsome gentleman.".