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He comes to get money from Daddy."

Her mother was shocked ." That's a terrible thing to say!"

"But it's true. Isn't it true?"

"Your Uncle Gus was hurt in the war. He can't hold down an ordinary
job. We just do what we can to help him."

"He never liked me," said Janey ." He says I make too much noise. And
he never lets me play with Whiskers when he's here."

"That's because cats bother him. He's not used to them. He doesn't
like furry things." Her mother touched at Janey's hair. Soft gold ."
Remember that mouse you got last Christmas, how nervous it made him. .
. . Remember?"

"Pete was smart," said Janey ." He didn't like Uncle Gus, same as me."

"Mice neither like nor dislike people," Janey's mother told her .

"They're not intelligent enough for that."

Janey shook her head stubbornly ." Pete was very intelligent. He could
find cheese anywhere in my room, no matter where I hid it."

"That has to do with a basic sense of smell, not intelligence," her
mother said ." But we're wasting time here, Janey. You run upstairs,
take your shower and then put on your pretty new dress. The one with
red polka dots."

"They're strawberries. It has little red strawberries on it."

"Fine. Now just do as I say. Gus will be here soon and I want my
brother to be proud of his niece."

Blonde head down, her small heels dragging at the top of each step,
Janey went back upstairs.

"I'm not going to report this to your father," Janey's mother was
saying, her voice dimming as the little girl continued upward ." I'll
just tell him you overslept."

"I don't care what you tell Daddy," murmured Janey. The words were s in
a way er room.

Daddy would believe anything Mommy told him. He always did .

Sometimes it was true, about oversleeping. It was hard to wake up from