Cat Stories by James Herriot

Author:James, Herriot, [James, Herriot,]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-28T17:36:52+00:00

It was a brisk sunny morning in March and I was watching Helen putting their breakfast on the wall. Olly and Ginny, sleek as seals, their faces clean and dry, their eyes bright, came arching along the wall, purring like outboard motors. They were in no hurry to eat; they were clearly happy just to see her. As they passed to and fro, she ran her hand gently along their heads and backs. This was the kind of stroking they liked—not overdone, with them continually in motion. I felt I had to get into the action and stepped from the open door. “Ginny,” I said and held out a hand. “Come here, Ginny.”

The little creature stopped her promenade along the wall and regarded me from a safe distance, not with hostility but with all the old wariness. As I tried to move nearer to her, she skipped away out of reach. “Okay,” I said, “and I don’t suppose it’s any good trying with you either, Olly.” The blackand-white cat backed well away from my outstretched hand and gave me a non-committal gaze. I could see he agreed with me. Mortified, I called out to the two of them. “Hey, remember me?” It was clear by the look of them that they remembered me all right—but not in the way I hoped. I felt a stab of frustration. Despite my efforts I was back where I started. Helen laughed. “They’re a funny pair, but don’t they look marvellous!

They’re a picture of health, as good as new. It says a lot for fresh air treatment.” “It does indeed,” I said with a wry smile, “but it also says something for having a resident veterinary surgeon.”

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