about
midnight
`` We 'll talk about it to-morrow , '' said Mrs. Gray . And then she put poor little Flaxie to bed . Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble , but nobody noticed her , for they were all talking about the cat . The cellar-door had been left unfastened , and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse . She mewed a long time , hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her , and say , `` Good pussy , pretty pussy ! '' But as Mrs. Gray would not rise , what do you think Kitty Gray did , for this is a true story ? She just walked into the dining-room where the table was always set overnight , jumped up to Mrs. Gray 's place by the waiter , and dropped the mouse beside her plate !