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and poor�察�dirty little Jap marvelled at his own cheek in sending his Slum 

Cat into such company。 

     ;Excuse me�察�madame。; The director of the show now appeared�察�edging 

his   way   through   the   crowd。   ;The   artist   of   the'sporting   Element'   is   here�察�

under orders to sketch the 'pearl of the show' for immediate use。 May I ask 

you   to   stand   a   little   aside�拭  �That's   it�察  �thank   you。 ;Oh�察  �Mr。   Director�察�

cannot you persuade him to sell that beautiful creature�拭─�

     ;Hm�察�I don't know�察─�was the reply。 ;I understand he is a man of ample 

means and not at all approachable�察�but I'11 try�察�I'll try�察�madame。 He was 

quite unwilling to exhibit his treasure at all�察�so I understand from his butler。 

Here�察�you�察�keep out of the way�察─�growled the director�察�as the shabby little 

man eagerly pushed between the artist and the blue´blooded Cat。 But the 

disreputable one wanted to know where valuable Cats were to be found。 

He came near enough to get a glimpse of the cage�察�and there read a placard 

which      announced       that   ;The    blue    ribbon    and    gold    medal     of  the 

Knickerbocker High Society Cat and Pet Show; had been awarded to the 

;thoroughbred�察�pedigreed Royal Analostan�察�imported and exhibited by J。 

Malee�察�Esq。�察�the well´known fancier。 ��Not for sale。��; Jap caught his breath 

and   stared    again。   Yes�察  �surely�察  �there�察 �high   in   a  gilded   cage�察  �on  velvet 

cushions�察  �with   four   policemen   for   guards�察  �her   fur   bright   black   and   pale 

gray�察  �her   bluish   eyes   slightly   closed�察  �was   his   Slum   Kitty�察  �looking   the 

picture of a Cat bored to death with a lot of fuss that she likes as little as 

she understands it。 

                                                VII 

     Jap Malee lingered around that cage�察�taking in the remarks�察�for hours 

drinking a draught of glory such as he had never known in life before and 

rarely glimpsed in his dreams。 But he saw that it would be wise for him to 

remain unknown�察�his ;butler; must do all the business。 

     It was Slum Kitty who made that show a success。 Each day her value 

went up in her owner's eyes。 He did not know what prices had been given 

for Cats�察�and thought that he was touching a record pitch when his ;butler; 

gave the director authority to sell the Analostan for one hundred dollars。 



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     This is how it came about that the Slum Cat found herself transferred 

from     the    show    to   a   Fifth   Avenue      mansion。     She    evinced     a   most 

unaccountable   wildness   at   first。   Her   objection   to   petting�察  �however�察  �was 

explained      on   the  ground     of  her  aristocratic    dislike   of  familiarity。   Her 

retreat    from    the   Lap´dog      onto    the   centre    of   the   dinner´table     was 

understood to express a deep´rooted though mistaken idea of avoiding   a 

defiling touch。 Her assaults on a pet Canary were condoned for the reason 

that   in   her   native   Orient   she   had   been   used   to   despotic   example。   The 

patrician     way   in   which    she   would    get   the  cover    off  a  milk´can     was 

especially applauded。 Her dislike of her silk´lined basket�察�and her frequent 

dashes against the plate´glass windows�察�were easily understood�此�the basket 

was     too  plain�察  �and   plate´glass    was    not  used    in  her   royal   home。    Her 

spotting of the carpet evidenced her Eastern modes of thought。 The failure 

of her several attempts to catch Sparrows in the high´walled back yard was 

new proof of the royal impotency of her bringing up�察�while her frequent 

wallowings in the garbage´can were understood to be the manifestation of 

a   little   pardonable   high´born   eccentricity。   She   was   fed   and       pampered�察�

shown   and   praised�察  �but   she   was   not   happy。   Kitty   was   homesick�   �She 

clawed at that blue ribbon round her neck till she got it off�察�she jumped 

against     the  plate´glass     because    that   seemed     the  road    to  outside�察   �she 

avoided   people   and   Dogs   because   they   had   always   proved   hostile   and 

cruel�察�and she would sit and gaze on the roofs and back yards at the other 

side of the window�察�wishing she could be among them for a change。 

     But   she   was   strictly   watched�察  �was   never   allowed   outsideso  that   all 

the happy  garbage´can   moments   occurred   while   these   receptacles   of   joy 

were indoors。 One night in March�察�however�察�as they were set out a´row for 

the early scavenger�察�the  Royal Analostan saw her  chance�察�slipped out   of 

the door�察�and was lost to view。 

     Of   course   there   was   a   grand   stir�察  �but   Pussy   neither   knew   nor   cared 

anything about thather one thought was to go home。 It   may have been 

chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill�察�but 

she   did   arrive   there   after   sundry   small   adventures。 And   now   what�拭  �She 

was not at home�察�and she had cut off her living。 She was beginning to be 

hungry�察�and yet she had a peculiar sense of happiness。 She cowered in a 



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front garden for some time。 A raw east wind had been rising�察�and now it 

came to her with a particularly friendly message�察�man would have called it 

an   unpleasant   smell   of   the   docks�察  �but   to   Pussy   it   was   welcome   tidings 

from home。 She trotted down the long Street due east�察�threading the rails 

of front gardens�察�stopping like a statue for an instant�察�or crossing the street 

in search of the darkest side�察�and came at length to the docks and to the 

water。 But the place was strange。 She could go north or south。 Something 

turned her southward�察�and�察�dodging among docks and Dogs�察�carts and Cats�察�

crooked arms of the bay and straight board fences�察�she got�察�in an hour or 

two�察�among familiar scenes and smells�察�and�察�before the sun came up�察�she 

had crawled back ´weary and foot´sore through the same old hole in the 

same old fence and over a wall to her junk´yard back of the bird´cellar 

yes�察�back into the very       cracker´box where she was born。 

     Oh�察�if the Fifth Avenue family could only have seen her in her native 

Orient� �

     After a long rest she came quietly down from the cracker´box toward 

the steps leading to the cellar�察�engaged in her old´time pursuit of seeking 

for eatables。 The door opened�察�and there stood the negro。 He shouted to 

the bird´man inside�此�

     ;Say�察  �boss�察  �come   hyar。   Ef   dere   ain't   dat   dar   Royal   Ankalostan   am 

comed back� ─�

     Jap came in time to see the Cat jumping the wall。 They called loudly 

and   in   the   most   seductive�察  �wheedling   tones�此   �Pussy�察  �Pussy�察  �poor   Pussy� �

Come�察     �Pussy� ─�
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