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1、FOREWORD“You'vegoneoffyourhead,Feef,”saidtheLama.“WhowillbelievethatYOUwroteabook?”HesmileddownatmeandrubbedundermychininjustthewayIlikedbestbeforehelefttheroomonsomebusiness.Isatandpondered.“WhyshouldInotwriteabook?”Ithought.TruethatIamaCat,butnotanordinarycat.Ohde
2、ar!No!IamaSiameseCatwhohastraveledfarandseenmuch.“Seen?”Well,ofcourse,Iamquiteblindnow,andhavetorelyontheLamaandtheLadyKu'eitotellmeofthepresentscene,butIhavemymemories!OfcourseIamold,veryoldindeed,andnotalittleinfirm,butisthatnotgoodreasonwhyIshouldputonpapertheeve
3、ntsofmylife,whileIamable?Here,then,ismyversionofLivingwiththeLama,andthehappiestdaysofmylife;daysofsunshineafteralifetimeofshadows.(Mrs.)FifiGreywhiskers..:CHAPTERONEMother-to-Bewasshriekingherheadoff.“IwantaTom,”sheyelled,“AniceSTRONGTom!”Thenoise,thePeoplesaid,was
4、TERRIBLE.Butthen,Motherwasre-nownedforherloudcallingvoice.Atherinsistentdemand,allthebestcatteriesinPariswerecombedforasuitableSiameseTomwiththenecessarypedigree.ShrillerandloudergrewMother-to-Be'svoice.Moreandmoredis-traughtgrewthePeopleastheyturnedwithrenewedstren
5、gthtothesearch.AtlastaverypresentablecandidatewasfoundandheandMother-to-Bewereformallyintroduced.Fromthatmeeting,incourseoftime,Iappeared,andIalonewasallowedtolive,mybrothersandsistersweredrowned.MotherandIlivedwithanoldFrenchfamilywhohadaspaciousestateontheoutskirt
6、sofParis.TheManwasadiplomatofhighrankwhojourneyedtotheCitymostdaysoftheweek.OftenhewouldnotreturnatnightbutwouldstayinTheCitywithhisMistress.Thewomanwholived9withus,Mme.Diplomat,wasaveryhardwoman,shallowanddissatisfied.Wecatswerenot“Persons”toher(aswearetotheLama)bu
7、tjustthingstobeshownoffatteaparties.Motherhadagloriousfigure,withtheblackestofblackfacesandatailthatstoodstraightup.Shehadwonmanymanyprizes.Oneday,beforeIwasproperlyweaned,shesangasongrathermoreloudlythanusual.Mme.Diplomatflewintoatantrumandcalledthegardener.“Pierre
8、,”sheshouted,“Takehertothepondinstantly,Icannotbearthenoise.”Pierre,anundersized,sallowfacedlittleFrenchmanwhohatedusbecausewesometimeshel
