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CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
Of the reason why this Book was written, and of several sorts of Cats which are not strictly Zoological.

ONE day, ever so long ago, it struck me that I should like to try and write a book about Cats. I mentioned the idea to some of my friends: the first burst out laughing at the end of my opening sentence, so I refrained from entering into further details. The second said there were a hundred books about Cats already. The third said, "Nobody would