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"
Only
think
,
"
said
Peterkin
with
a
suppressed
laugh
,
"
of
a
superannuated
wild
cat
!
"
We
now
found
that
the
poor
cat
was
not
only
blind
,
or
nearly
so
,
but
extremely
deaf
,
as
it
did
not
hear
our
footsteps
until
we
were
quite
close
behind
it
.
Then
it
sprang
round
,
and
,
putting
up
its
back
and
tail
,
while
the
black
hair
stood
all
on
end
,
uttered
a
hoarse
mew
and
a
fuff
.
Poor
thing
said
Peterkin
,
gently
extending
his
hand
and
endeavouring
to
pat
the
cat
's
head
.
"
Poor
pussy
!
chee
,
chee
,
chee
!
puss
,
puss
,
puss
!
cheetie
pussy
!
"
No
sooner
did
the
cat
hear
these
sounds
than
all
signs
of
anger
fled
,
and
advancing
eagerly
to
Peterkin
,
it
allowed
itself
to
be
stroked
,
and
rubbed
itself
against
his
legs
,
purring
loudly
all
the
time
,
and
showing
every
symptom
of
the
most
extreme
delight
.
"
It
's
no
more
a
wild
cat
than
I
am
!
"
cried
Peterkin
,
taking
it
in
his
arms
;
"
it
's
quite
tame
.
--
Poor
pussy
!
cheetie
pussy
!
"
We
now
crowded
around
Peterkin
,
and
were
not
a
little
surprised
--
and
,
to
say
truth
,
a
good
deal
affected
--
by
the
sight
of
the
poor
animal
's
excessive
joy
.
It
rubbed
its
head
against
Peterkin
's
cheek
,
licked
his
chin
,
and
thrust
its
head
almost
violently
into
his
neck
,
while
it
purred
more
loudly
than
I
ever
heard
a
cat
purr
before
,
and
appeared
to
be
so
much
overpowered
by
its
feelings
that
it
occasionally
mewed
and
purred
almost
in
the
same
breath
.
Such
demonstrations
of
joy
and
affection
led
us
at
once
to
conclude
that
this
poor
cat
must
have
known
man
before
,
and
we
conjectured
that
it
had
been
left
either
accidentally
or
by
design
on
the
island
many
years
ago
,
and
was
now
evincing
its
extreme
joy
at
meeting
once
more
with
human
beings
.
While
we
were
fondling
the
cat
and
talking
about
it
,
Jack
glanced
round
the
open
space
in
the
midst
of
which
we
stood
.
"
Hallo
!
"
exclaimed
he
;
"
this
looks
something
like
a
clearing
.
The
axe
has
been
at
work
here
.
Just
look
at
these
tree-stumps
.
"
We
now
turned
to
examine
these
,
and
without
doubt
we
found
trees
that
had
been
cut
down
here
and
there
,
also
stumps
and
broken
branches
--
all
of
which
,
however
,
were
completely
covered
over
with
moss
,
and
bore
evidence
of
having
been
in
this
condition
for
some
years
.
No
human
footprints
were
to
be
seen
either
on
the
track
or
among
the
bushes
,
but
those
of
the
cat
were
found
everywhere
.
We
now
determined
to
follow
up
the
track
as
far
as
it
went
,
and
Peterkin
put
the
cat
down
;
but
it
seemed
to
be
so
weak
,
and
mewed
so
very
pitifully
,
that
he
took
it
up
again
and
carried
it
in
his
arms
,
where
in
a
few
minutes
it
fell
sound
asleep
.
About
ten
yards
farther
on
,
the
felled
trees
became
more
numerous
,
and
the
track
,
diverging
to
the
right
,
followed
for
a
short
space
the
banks
of
a
stream
.
Suddenly
we
came
to
a
spot
where
once
must
have
been
a
rude
bridge
,
the
stones
of
which
were
scattered
in
the
stream
,
and
those
on
each
bank
entirely
covered
over
with
moss
.
In
silent
surprise
and
expectancy
we
continued
to
advance
,
and
a
few
yards
farther
on
,
beheld
,
under
the
shelter
of
some
bread-fruit
trees
,
a
small
hut
or
cottage
.
I
can
not
hope
to
convey
to
my
readers
a
very
correct
idea
of
the
feelings
that
affected
us
on
witnessing
this
unexpected
sight
.
We
stood
for
a
long
time
in
silent
wonder
,
for
there
was
a
deep
and
most
melancholy
stillness
about
the
place
that
quite
overpowered
us
;
and
when
we
did
at
length
speak
,
it
was
in
subdued
whispers
,
as
if
we
were
surrounded
by
some
awful
or
supernatural
influence
.
Even
Peterkin
's
voice
,
usually
so
quick
and
lively
on
all
occasions
,
was
hushed
now
;
for
there
was
a
dreariness
about
this
silent
,
lonely
,
uninhabited
cottage
--
so
strange
in
its
appearance
,
so
far
away
from
the
usual
dwellings
of
man
,
so
old
,
decayed
,
and
deserted
in
its
aspect
that
fell
upon
our
spirits
like
a
thick
cloud
,
and
blotted
out
as
with
a
pall
the
cheerful
sunshine
that
had
filled
us
since
the
commencement
of
our
tour
round
the
island
.
