`` I 've heard the minister say that and it is true . '' `` Of course it 's true . It 's in the Bible ; but I do n't think you should repeat it in connection with a cat , '' said Felicity dubiously . When all was in readiness the Story Girl brought her pet through the orchard where he had so often frisked and prowled . No useless coffin enclosed his breast but he reposed in a neat cardboard box . `` I wonder if it would be right to say ` ashes to ashes and dust to dust , ' '' said Peter . `` No , it would n't , '' averred Felicity . `` It would be real wicked . '' `` I think we ought to sing a hymn , anyway , '' asseverated Sara Ray . `` Well , we might do that , if it is n't a very religious one , '' conceded Felicity . `` How would ` Pull for the shore , sailor , pull for the shore , ' do ? '' asked Cecily . `` That never seemed to me a very religious hymn . '' `` But it does n't seem very appropriate to a funeral occasion either , '' said Felicity . `` I think ` Lead , kindly light , ' would be ever so much more suitable , '' suggested Sara Ray , `` and it is kind of soothing and melancholy too . '' `` We are not going to sing anything , '' said the Story Girl coldly . `` Do you want to make the affair ridiculous ? We will just fill up the grave quietly and put a flat stone over the top . '' `` It is n't much like my idea of a funeral , '' muttered Sara Ray discontentedly . `` Never mind , we 're going to have a real obituary about him in Our Magazine , '' whispered Cecily consolingly .
`` And XXXXX is going to cut his name on top of the stone , '' added Felicity .
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