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18 FARAWAY FRIENDS
and furry slipped into the room ahead of them. “Hey! I didn’t know you owned a cat!” Daya ex-
claimed.
“Of course we don’t,” MaryCatherine answered,
“but I wouldn’t mind adopting this one, if hotel rules permit it — and Dad agrees.”
“You’d be lucky to have a cat, you know,” Daya said. “They’re usually great hunters. Deal with the creepy-crawlies.”
“Hmmm ... I think I’ll call him Tabby,” Mary- Catherine said, almost to herself. After a brief time surveying the girls and the room, Tabby settled in on the window ledge. His fur was damp and glis-
