, Iremembered, , thisgardenhadbeenimmediatelyfilledbythecrowd-bysomeoneofwhomtheanimalmusthavebeencutfromthetreeandthrown, throughanopenwindow, -spreadplaster；thelimeofwhich, hadthenwiththefames, andtheammoniafromthecarcass, accomplishedtheportraitureasIsawit.
AlthoughIthusreadilyaccountedtomyreason, ifnotaltogethertomyconscience, forthestartlingfactjustdetailed, ；and, duringthisperiod, therecamebackintomyspiritahalf-sentimentthatseemed, butwasnot, , andtolookaboutme, amongthevilehauntswhichInowhabituallyfrequented, foranotherpetofthesamespecies, andofsomewhatsimilarappearance, withwhichtosupplyitsplace.
OnenightasIsat, halfstupefed, inadenofmorethaninfamy, myattentionwassuddenlydrawntosomeblackobject, reposingupontheheadofoneoftheimmensehogsheadsofGin, orofRum, , , -averylargeone-fullyaslargeasPluto, ；butthiscathadalarge, althoughindefinitesplotchofwhite, coveringnearlythewholeregionofthebreast.
Uponmytouchinghim, heimmediatelyarose, purredloudly, rubbedagainstmyhand, , then, ；butthispersonmadenoclaimtoit-knewnothingofit-hadneverseenitbefore.
Icontinuedmycaresses, and, whenIpreparedtogohome, ；, andbecameimmediatelyagreatfavoritewithmywife.
Formyownpart, ；, ；acertainsenseofshame, andtheremembranceofmyformerdeedofcruelty, , forsomeweeks, strike, orotherwiseviolentlyilluseit；butgradually-verygradually-Icametolookuponitwithunutterableloathing, andtofeesilentlyfromitsodiouspresence, asfromthebreathofapestilence.
