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CHAPTER NINE Ships that Pass . . . This phrase is used mainly with reference to humans but it can be applied to other creatures too, and I am thinking now particularly of Cat People. All of us, humans, and animals so- called, are like ships which meet on the high seas, pausing in greeting and then continuing, each on their own path, eventu- ally to arrive at their separate destinations. King George the Fifth of England used to quote that piece about ‘lf there be any kindness I may do, let me do it now for I may not pass this way again.’ I have always considered it a thought worth remembering, for often it is too late before we notice the friendly gesture we might have made, or the kind word we could have uttered, which surely could have provided a little cheer where it was directed. The other day I was looking over the pages of my book, Pussywillow and I was quite shocked to realize how many changes had occurred since that book was started, just over two years back. Some of the things mentioned, almost all of them it seems, have disappeared from one's ken; and the thought can be a bit disconcerting if you are one of those individuals who abhor too much change. To reminisce a little, while still dealing with the theme of felines, our Cattery Person, Mrs. Potter, comes to mind: Mrs. Potter, who had been considered more or less a fixture, having a well-established Cattery, and a responsible position with a local Veterinary Hospital. I used to enjoy chatting with Mrs. Potter, and being taken 48
around her establishment to see the lovely cats and kittens who took a lively interest in the visit. One would never have thought the situation would change, and so soon; but when romance comes along anything is liable to happen . . . and it usually does. Having been left a widow for some years, and at an early age, she decided to marry again, so she went off to the United States with her new husband taking, I believe, some of her cats in which she had a special interest. Before leaving she was kind enough to make a tape record- ing of her cat family, just before their mealtime one day. So whenever we play the tape we are reminded of that happy time; it never fails to attract the attention of our Miss Cleo and Miss Taddy who do not wholly approve of all that screeching, considering it somewhat raucous. One cat who had earned the name Manxie, being a Manx cat with, of course, no tail, was especially dear to Mrs. Potter, so no doubt this little person accompanied the retinue to the new home. I did not hear whether Mr. Ming the doggie whose job it had been to guard the cat establishment made the journey also, but one hopes he did for he was a most friendly and devoted creature who took his duties seriously. One of the saddest experiences must be to have to leave a loved one be- hind, especially a so-called animal who cannot easily make its needs known, and who finds it very hard to adjust to a differ- ent life after living in a certain environment, and performing a special duty for a few years. Mr. Ming had always been ex- tremely polite to me each time I had visited his charges, so I am sure that wherever he now finds himself he will be appreci- ated and loved by those he serves. Anyone who may have read my book Pussywillow will be familiar with those two Siamese cats who were known as Tiki and Shara, and who were sort of adopted by Mrs. Potter while she tried to find a more suitable and permanent home for them. They were not getting sufficient freedom in the ‘Cattery’ as Mrs. Potter often had temporary boarders and she could not risk a fight if ‘stranger cats’ disagreed. Rather than keep boarder cats in a cage all the time, they were allowed to roam a little so this caused a problem for Tiki and Shara. It was a 49
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Page 10 and 11: CHAPTER THREE It was interesting th
Page 12 and 13: following morning; so it was fortun
Page 14 and 15: If I accept the snnshine and warmth
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Page 20 and 21: CHAPTER FIVE Weybridge was a busy p
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Page 26 and 27: have heard the remark, ‘I feel cl
Page 28 and 29: Many aspects of the whole affair we
Page 30 and 31: I do my thing And you do your thing
Page 32 and 33: mass, thus allowing it to complete
Page 34 and 35: may be absorbed, thus providing the
Page 36 and 37: Friendship is the inexpressible com
Page 38 and 39: from me. Lobsang Rampa has a harder
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Page 44 and 45: happy moment the day an elderly man
Page 46 and 47: We are told we should not worry so
Page 48 and 49: CHAPTER TEN Since this narrative se
Page 50 and 51: ‘passed this way’ more than onc
Page 52 and 53: young he fell from the same outside
Page 54 and 55: CHAPTER ELEVEN There was one import
Page 56 and 57: always easy to see what other peopl
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Page 60 and 61: CHAPTER TWELVE We must remember tha
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Page 66 and 67: INTERLUDE Have you ever noticed how
Page 68 and 69: old, members of her family, neither
Page 70 and 71: seemed imminent. If my complete fai
Page 72 and 73: So after a pleasant interlude along
Page 74 and 75: CHAPTER THIRTEEN Our interlude over
Page 76 and 77: way than in his natural state. Whil
Page 78 and 79: I think that I will never see A Bil
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Page 82 and 83: such a luxury even when the tempera
Page 84 and 85: Write without pay until somebody of
Page 86 and 87: have us as tenants, even going to t
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Page 90 and 91: CHAPTER SIX TEEN Thames Ditton must
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een slightly deaf because he used t
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If you don't know what you are look
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the pipes, and if we let through an
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him, she came trotting up the corri
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Taddy growls and hisses and puts on
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Soon breakfast was
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entertainment time when they race a
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cat food or the dog food, that alon
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some fish, it will have a craving f
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God grant me SERENITY to accept the
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to have only one Siamese cat—two
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When someone cares It is easier to
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ment, then let it be on themselves.
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Many people are not at all sure whe
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Now, you cat peo
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Unlike some people who, if on one o
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What made us friends in the long ag
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some kind. Dr. Dee was a very outsp
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Caption Says, ‘I WOULD VERY MUCH
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with a further comment, ‘You know
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Hold fast to dreams For if dreams d
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Lives will almost outweigh the inte
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now Canadian citizens—Her Graciou
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