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can say nothing so long as no selling is done there. Ma went
to the telephone and dialed the number. . . .
There's Ruth! called Miss Ku. Ku! said the Guv,
You are not a Canadian, calling everyone by their first
name, she is Mrs. Durr. Phooey! said Miss Ku, She is
RUTH to me and the little Gentleman Siamese Kitten she
has is Chuli, not Mr. Durr. Mrs. Durr came up the stairs at
the front and we all said hello and then we all went down the
backstairs to see the lower apartment. The Guv carried me
on his shoulder because he thought there would be too many
feet for me to avoid, as I could not see them. Well there you
are, Mrs. Durr, said the Guv, You can store your things
here and work here all day if you like. You CANNOT sell
from here, and you cannot pay us any rent. Then the land-
lady or Windsor City Council are powerless to object. There
are no shops here as you know. Mrs. Durr seemed to be very
pleased. She played with me, and I gave my second best
purr, we always keep our very best purrs for The Family. I
knew that Mr. Chuli Durr would be able to explain that to
her when he became older. Then he was a small kitten
indeed, with his face and tail still white. Now, at this time of
writing, I understand that he is indeed a most magnificent
specimen of Tom-hood. Miss Ku recently received a photo-
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graph from him and she described him gustily and in some
detail.
The next morning loads and loads of books were carried in
to the downstairs apartment. For most of the morning men
seemed to be arriving with great boxes, and grunting
mightily as they struggled to manhandle those cases in
through the doors. Soon after lunch I heard more men come,
Telephone men; said Miss Ku. She has to have a tele-
phone, doesn't she? ANY dope would know that! There
came the noise of hammering, and shortly after, the telephone
bell rang as it was tested. I'm going down to see everything
is all right, said Miss Ku. Wait a minute, Ku, said the
Guv, let the men finish and then we will all go down to see
Mrs. Durr. It seemed to me that the best thing for me to do
would be to have some food as I did not know how long we
should be. I wandered off to the kitchen and was fortunate
enough to discover Ma just putting down a fresh supply. I
gave her a push with my head and rubbed against her legs by
way of thanks. What a pity, I thought, that she does not yet
speak Cat like the Guv does.
Not long after the Guv opened the kitchen door leading to
the back stairs. Miss Ku rushed headlong down I could
easily manage the stairs now, knowing each one and being
well aware that there would be no obstacles. The Guv was
VERY firm about that; he was fanatically particular to see
that all my routes were kept clear and that the furniture
was always in the same place. I suppose that as the Guv had
once been blind for just over a year he knew of my problems
better than anyone else.
We rushed down the stairs and skidded to a halt outside
Mrs. Durr's door. She opened it and welcomed us in.. I
waited at the door for the Guv as I did not know of the
obstacles. He picked me up and carried me in, placing me
beside a big case so that I could sniff all the news. Some were
rude messages left by dogs, other smells showed that the
bottom of the box had rested on damp ground. On one book
I read a message from Mr./Miss Stubby Durr. He/She was
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very pleased at having Master Chuli Durr to look after, Miss
Ku sighed a sigh of happy memories Old Stubby, a very
pleasant fellow or fellowess, she remarked, Sad to say,
something got mixed when the sexes were handed out, poor
old Stubby had both. MOST embarrassing! I called at the
Durr House one evening and could hardly keep my eyes off
no, I mean, I didn't know where to look. Yes, yes, Miss
Ku, I said, But I understand He/She has the sweetest of
natures, and Mr. Chuli Durr will be well looked after.
Miss Ku went out a lot in the Mercury car, seeing all the
local scenery, and going on to Leamington and places like
that. I loved her to come back and tell me all about it, tell me
of all the things I could no longer see for myself. One after-
noon, when she returned, she was beaming with pleasure.
Nudging me, she said, Come under the bed, Feef, I'll tell
you all about it. I rose and followed her under the bed. To-
gether we sat down, close to each other. Miss Ku started to
wash, and as she washed she talked. Well, Feef, we started
out and we went all along the fast highway. We passed a lot
of fruit and vegetable stands, where people were selling the
stuff they had grown. Buttercup went Ooh! and Ah! at
each one. But the Guv didn't stop. We drove on and on and
then some more. We drove towards the lake and then we
passed a factory where they made Fifty Seven Varieties of
food! Think of that, Feef, think how YOU would like to be
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