234 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



" It sat motionless, with its eyes fixed on the corpse, its 

 attitude and looks expressing horror and affright. 



" The following morning it was found in the same 

 station and attitude, and when the room was filled with 

 officers of justice, neither the clattering of the soldiers' 

 arms nor the loud conversation of the company could in 

 the least degree divert its attention. 



" As soon, however, as the suspected persons were 

 brought in, its eyes glared with increased fury, its hair 

 bristled, it darted into the midst of the apartment, where 

 it stopped for a moment to gaze at them, and then pre- 

 cipitately retreated under the bed. 



"The countenances of the assassins were disconcerted, 

 and they were now, for the first time during the whole 

 course of the horrid business, abandoned by their atrocious 

 audacity." 



It has been affirmed that the cat has no individual 

 attachment to man ; yet instances occur every day to 

 contradict this assertion. 



A cat frequently recognises that individual in the 

 family who shows it the greatest kindness, and instances 

 constantly occur where it will follow persons about the 

 house and gardens like a dog. 



We know a cat which was so much attached to a 

 young lady that it followed her even when out on horse- 

 back. 



Pennant mentions that when the Earl of Southampton, 

 the friend and companion of the Earl of Essex in his fatal 

 insurrection, was confined in the Tower of London, he 

 was surprised by a visit from his favourite cat, which it is 



