杰克走了过来,用鼻子挨个闻了闻那几只小猫,接着就坐在她们的中间,看着我。那几只小猫蜂拥而上,很高兴能够找到这么大的可以依偎的既温暖又毛茸茸的身体来取暖。那是杰克打开他的心扉接受这五只小猫咪的时刻,我不知道他是不是想起了当时自己也需要一个家。我蹲下来感谢他的爱心和怜悯,告诉他,我是多么感激他走进了我的生活。但是这些感激的话语等到以后再告诉他吧——杰克和他的小猫咪们已经睡着了。
Fromthebeginning, Jakemadehisfeelingsclearaboutthesubjectofcats: theywerebestservedonaplate.
Jakewasourresidentdog, alargedominantmale, partBordercollieandpartLabradorretriever, , searchingforashaggy-hairedfemale (likeMartha) , wefoundJake, ashort-hairedmale, ."That'sgreat," shesaid, "Justdon'tbringhimbackwhenheshowsyouthatmagic?"
, butmadeitextremelyclearthatcatswouldneverbeallowedonhisproperty, chasinganyfelinethatcametooclose.
Oneday, "dogperson" allmylifeandhadneverhadtheprivilegeofsharingmylifewithacat, , andhadbeautifulgray-stripedbodiesandlarge, , drool, , "Somedogsjustdon'tacceptcatsunderanycondition."
Ayearafterthekittyexperience, onedayIlookedoutsideontothedeckandsawJakewithhisearsupandhisheadcockedsideways, , , Imovedincloser, , anditprobablycouldn', thenlookedupatme, , , tellingeachthesamestory—mydogwouldneverallowthesecatsintoourhome, andIneededtorelocatethemrightaway.
Thenextmorning, wefoundthreemorekittenslyinginapileoutsidethedoor, .
, allwithinfectedeyes, , 'drunoutofoptions, sowithtearsinmyeyes, , myeyesfellonJake, , nopanting, hedidn'.
, , soIcarefullyputthebabiesonthefloorofthekitchenandheldmybreath, readytocometotherescueifnecessary.
, happytofindabig, ', too, '—Jakeandhiskittenswerefastasleep.