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           Shehaddrowsedoffagainherselfwhilehewasstilltakingit.Aboutanhourlater,thechokingspellbegan.

           Nomoremilk,Louissaid,andRachelhadagreed,almosthumbly.Nomoremilk.

           Louisgotbackdownstairsataroundaquarteroftwoandspentfifteenminuteshuntingupthecat.Duringhissearch,hefoundthedoorwhichcommunicatedbetweenthekitchenandbasementstandingajar,ashesuspectedhewould.Herememberedhismothertellinghimaboutacatthathadgottenquitegoodatpawingopenold-fashionedlatches,suchastheoneontheircellardoor.Thecatwouldjustclimbtheedgeofthedoor,she’dsaid,andpatthethumbplateofthelatchwithitspawuntilthedooropened.Acuteenoughtrick,Louisthought,butnotoneheintendedtoallowChurchtopracticeoften.Therewas,afterall,alockonthecellardoor,too.HefoundChurchdozingunderthestoveandtosseditoutthefrontdoorwithoutceremony.Onhiswaybacktothehide-a-bed,heclosedthecellardooragain.

           Andthistimeshotthebolt.

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