Boy, thats a toughie. Since Pouncer recently bit mom, I know that a sweet cat takes a lot to be provoked into biting.

Once, when I was a child, a friend had a grumpy kitty that just wanted to be left alone. One day we were all teasing the kitty (I just stood off to the side when my friends did all the teasing) and just walked away when we were done. Later that same day, we were all on the floor playing a board game when the came tore from nowhere and bit me on the butt! I was NOT about to admit to the parents there that earlier in the day my friends and I were teasing the cat! I let on that the cat randomly attacked for no good reason. The poor cat was put on tranquilizers the remainder of her life because she "bit for no reason".

I think you did right by not calling for the time being. Keep an eye out for the kitty. There's supposed to be a 10 day quarrantine after a bite. If you keep an eye on this sweet orangie, and notice in a few days that perhaps he's acting a little funny, looking a little funny, etc then you know to call. If in a few days the kitty seems just as nice, then go on with a clear conscious that you saved the kitty's life and the little girl will be fine.

Side note here though: I was talking to my vet the other day about this very same thing. He said the person in the room before me had their child bitten by a cat (this was a young cat that WAS acting odd) and they refused to have their child go through the rabies shots. He said he can't fathom WHY not just have the shots because today they aren't nearly as painful as yesteryear.... thats the same thing the hospital said to my mom when she was bitten by Pouncer. They said the shots hurt, but not like they used to.