Snowbell, the cat, enjoyed nighttime more than daytime. Perhaps it was because his eyes liked the dark.But I think it was because there are always so many worth-while things going on in New York at night.

Snowbell had several friends in the neighborhood. Some of them were house cats, others were store cats. He knew a Maltese cat in the AandPeople, a white Persian in the apartment house next door, a tortoise-shell in the delicatessen, a tiger cat in the basement of the branch library, and a beautiful young Angora who had escaped from a cage in a pet shop on Third Avenue and had gone to live a free life of her own in the tool house of the small park near Stuart’s home.

One fine spring evening Snowbell had been calling on the Angora in the park. He started home, late, and it was such a lovely night she said she would walk along with him to keep him company. When they got to Mr. Little’s house, the two cats sat down at the foot of a tall vine¹ which ran up the side of the house past George’s bedroom. This vine was useful to Snowbell, because he could climb it at night and crawl² into the house through George’s open window. Snowbell began telling his friend about Margalo and Stuart.

“Goodness,” said the Angora cat, “you mean to say you live in the same house with a bird and a mouse and don’t do anything about it?”

“That’s the situation,” replied Snowbell. “But what can I do about it? Please remember that Stuart is a member of the family, and the bird is a permanent guest, like myself.”

“Well,” said Snowbell’s friend, “all I can say is, you’ve got more self-control than I have.”

“Doubtless,” said Snowbell. “However, I sometimes think I’ve got too much self-control for my own good. I’ve been terribly nervous and upset lately, and I think it’s because I’m always holding myself in.”

The cats’ voices grew louder, and they talked so loudly that they never heard a slight rustling³ in the vine a few feet above their heads. It was a gray pigeon⁴, who had been asleep there and who had awakened5

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1 vine
n.葡萄树；蔓；藤
参考例句：
The vine twines round the tree.这藤盘绕在树干上。 There is a vine yard before the hill.山前有一个葡萄园。

2 crawl
vi.／n.爬行，匍匐行进；缓慢(费力)地行进
参考例句：
We learn to crawl before we learn to walk.我们学会走路之前先要学会爬。 She slowed the car to a crawl.她把车开得很慢。

3 rustling
n. 瑟瑟声，沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的
参考例句：
the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 树木在微风中发出的沙沙声 the soft rustling of leaves 树叶柔和的沙沙声

4 pigeon
n.鸽子
参考例句：
The pigeon homed from a distance of 100 miles.鸽子从百英里之外返回窝巢。 How many pigeon eggs do you need?你要几个鸽子蛋？

5 awakened
v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到
参考例句：
She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。 The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 toward
prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝
参考例句：
Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。 Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

7 licking
n. 殴打，挫败 动词lick的现在分词形式
参考例句：
The steak is so delicious that he's licking his lips. 牛排这么香，使得他垂涎欲滴了。 The little boy is licking the ice-cream cone. 小男孩在舔着冰淇淋蛋卷。

8 chops
n. 颌, 颚 名词chop的复数形式
参考例句：
The hawk chops upon its prey. 老鹰猛地向它要捕食的动物扑去。 Our team is licking its chops because we beat the champions last night. 我队昨天晚上打败了冠军，因而大家欣喜若狂。

9 obliged
adj.感激，感谢v.迫使做( oblige的过去式和过去分词 )；使负义务；满足请求；施惠
参考例句：
We were obliged, faute de mieux, to drink the local beverage. 因为没有更好的饮料，我们只好将就着喝当地的。 Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. 法律规定父母必须送子女入学。

10 beware
vt./vi.谨防，当心
参考例句：
Beware of the fire.留心火烛。 Beware of being too impatient with others.注意不要对他人太没有耐心。

11 hopped
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花
参考例句：
He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。 He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

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