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Show Tommy Had Folloived I The Cat Rather Closely 1 i ) The teacher was attempting to j explain the meaning of certain ; words to her class. She came to the word "sufficient." "Now," she said brightly, "let us suppose there was a cat here and I gave it a saucerful of milk, which it drank. Then I gave it ' another saucerful, and it drank it' all. But when I gave it a third) saucerful it would only drink one-half one-half of it. We can then say that the cat had had sufficient. Now, Tommy, what is the meaning of sufficient?" "Please, teacher," replied Tommy, Tom-my, who had been eagerly attentive, atten-tive, "it means a catful of milk."! j . |