All the committee ladies, standing around the walls of the room, knowing they could not reach the table in time to save it, gasped with fear as they saw Whitefeet headed for the tea table. If the cat ran under that and Patter followed there would be a great crash of china cups and saucers, as well as a great spilling of hot tea. Upsetting the flower table was not so bad, but to upset the tea table would be dreadful!