牙齿和爪子Tobermory 歌词

歌曲	牙齿和爪子Tobermory
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[00:00.00]	Tobermory
[00:02.69]	It was a cold，rain－washed afternoon in late August．
[00:06.67]	Lady Blemley and her guests were sitting round the tea table．
[00:10.40]	Everyone was listening open－mouthed to Mr Cornelius Appin．
[00:15.62]	Although he was one of her guests，Lady Blemley did not know Mr Appin well．
[00:21.40]	She had invited him to stay at Blemley House because she had heard that he was clever．
[00:27.59]	But until teatime that day he had not done or said anything clever．
[00:32.16]	He did not play tennis，or sing，or make intelligent conversation．
[00:37.55]	But now Mr Appin was describing a most extraordinary discovery and the other guests were listening with deep interest．
[00:43.49]	'Are you telling us that you have found a way of teaching animals to talk？'Sir Wilfrid was saying．
[00:52.60]	'And our dear old Tobermory is your first successful student？'．
[00:57.13]	'I have studied this problem for seventeen years，'said Mr Appin，'but I didn't have any real success until eight or nine months ago．
[01:06.21]	Of course， I have studied thousands of animals，but recently I have worked only with cats．
[01:12.74]	A cat，of course，is a wild animal who agrees to live with you．
[01:16.86]	All cats are intelligent，but naturally some cats are more intelligent than others．
[01:33.32][01:22.71]	When I met Tobemery a week ago，I realized at once that here was an extraordinarily intelligent cat，a very special cat indeed．
[01:36.52]	In Tobermory，I found the student I needed．
[01:37.84]	With him I have succeeded in my plan．
[01:40.14]	' Nobody laughed，and nobody actually said ‘Rubbish'，al-though Clovis's lips moved silently '．
[01:48.50]	And have you really taught Tobermory，'asked Miss Resker，'to say and understand short，easy words？'
[01:55.86]	'My dear Miss Resker，'said Mr Appin patiently，'we teach little children and very slow，stupid adults in that way．
[02:05.70]	But Tobermory is a most intelligent cat．
[02:08.44]	He can speak English as well as you or I can．
[02:11.98]	' This time Clovis said ‘Rubbish！'aloud．
[02:17.17]	Sir Wilfrid was more polite，but it was clear that he did not believe Mr Appin's story．
[02:22.39]	'Shall we bring the cat in here and hear him for ourselves？'said Lady Blemley．
[02:25.78]	Sir Wilfrid went off to look for Tobermory．
[02:33.83]	'Mr Appin will try to be clever，'said Miss Resker happily，'but if we watch him carefully，we shall see his lips move．
[02:41.44]	' In a minute Sir Wiflrid returned， looking very excited．
[02:45.69]	'It's true，you know！'he said．
[02:48.68]	'I found Tobermory sleeping in the smoking-room，and called out to him to come for his tea．
[02:53.93]	He lifted his head and opened one eye．
[02:56.17]	I said，’Come on，Toby，don’t keep us waiting！’and he said calmly，’
[03:00.34]	I’ll come when I'm ready！’I couldn’t believe my ears！'
[03:03.83]	The guests all started talking at once，while Mr Appin sat silently and looked very pleased with himself indeed．
[03:12.33]	Then Tobermory entered the room and calmly walked over to the tea table．
[03:19.86]	The conversation stopped．
[03:22.21]	No body knew what to say to a talking cat．
[03:25.89]	At last Lady Blemley spoke：'Would you like some milk，Tobermory？'
[03:31.82]	she asked in a high，unnatural voice．
[03:35.11]	'I don't mind if I do，'answered Tobermory．
[03:38.57]	Lady Blemley's hand shook with excitement and some of the milk went onto the carpet．
[03:44.77]	'Oh dear！I'm so sorry，'she said．
[03:48.26]	'I don't mind．
[03:49.68]	It isn't my carpet，after all，'replied To－bermory．
[03:53.20]	There was another silence，then Miss Resker asked politely，'Did you find it difficult to learn English，Tobermory？' ．
[04:02.20]	Tobermory looked straight through her with his bright green eyes．
[04:07.65]	Clearly，he did not answer questions that did not interest him．
[04:12.18]	'What do you think of the intelligence of people？'asked Mavis Pellington．
[04:19.54]	'Which people's intelligence？'asked Tobermory coldly．
[04:24.29]	'Well，my intelligence，for example，'said Mavis with a little laugh．
[04:30.41]	'You make things very uncomfortable for me，'said Tobermory，
[04:35.82]	although he did not look at all uncomfortable.
[04:38.68]	when Lady Blemley wanted to invite you here，Sir Wilfrid was not pleased．
[04:44.32]	“Mavis Pellington is the stupidest woman I know，”he said．
[04:49.48]	“That's why I want to invite her，”Lady Blemley replied．
[04:53.36]	“I want her to buy my old car， and she's stupid enough to do that．
[04:58.13]	'It isn't true！'cried Lady Blemley．
[05:01.32]	'Don't believe him，Mavis！' 'If it isn't true，'said Mavis coldly，
[05:07.33]	'why did you say this morning that your car would be just right for me？'
[05:12.78]	Major Barfield did his best to help．
[05:16.23]	He tried to start a new conversation．
[05:18.33]	'How are you getting on with your little black and white lady friend in the garden？'He asked Tobermory.
[05:25.29]	Everybody realized at once that this was a mistake．
[05:30.48]	Tobermory gave him an icy look．
[05:33.75]	'We do not usually discuss these things in polite company，'he said．
[05:39.72]	'But I have watched you a little since you have been in this house．
[05:43.61]	I think perhaps you would not like me to discuss your lady friends.'
[05:48.51]	The Major's face became very red，and all the other guests began to look worried and uncomfortable．
[05:55.99]	What was Tobermory going to say next？
[05:58.85]	'Would you like to go down to the kitchen now，Tobermory，'asked Lady Blemley politely，'and see if the cook has got your dinner ready？'
[06:08.15]	'No，thank you，'saidTobermory．
[06:12.45]	'I 've only just had my tea．
[06:14.52]	I don’t want to make myself sick．
[06:17.18]	''Cats have nine lives，you know，'said Sir Wilfrid with a laugh．
[06:22.71]	'Possibly，'answered Tobermory．
[06:25.82]	'But only one stomach．
[06:28.16]	'Lady Blemley！'cried Mrs Cornett，'Don't send that cat to the kitchen.
[06:33.00]	He will talk about us to the cook！' Everyone was very worried now．
[06:37.31]	They remembered uncomfortably that Tobermory moved freely all over the house and gardens，
[06:43.79]	at all hours of the day and night. He could look into any of the bedrooms if he wanted to．
[06:49.93]	What had he seen？What had he heard？Nobody’s secrets were safe now.
[06:55.75]	'Oh，why did I come here？'cried Agnes Resker，who could never stay silent for long．
[07:02.89]	'You know very well why you came here，'said Tobermory immediately．
[07:07.91]	'You came for the food，of course．
[07:11.15]	I heard you talking to Mrs Cornett in the garden．
[07:14.38]	You said that the Blemleys were terribly boring people，but they had an excel-lent cook．
[07:20.49]	' You mustn't believe him！'cried Agnes．
[07:23.47]	'I never said that，did I，Mrs Cornett？'
[07:26.14]	'Later，Mrs Cornett repeated your words to Bertie vanTahn，'said Tobermory．
[07:32.40]	'She said，“That Resker woman will go anywhere for four good meals a day，”
[07:37.84]	and Bertie said—' Just then Tobermory looked out of the window and saw the doctor’s big yellow cat crossing the garden．
[07:46.53]	Immediately he disappeared through the open window．
[07:50.80]	Everyone started talking at once，and Mr Appin found himself in a storm of angry questions．
[07:57.14]	'You must stop this at once，'everyone said to him.' What will happen if Tobermory teaches other cats to talk？
[08:05.10]	We shall never have a moment's peace！'
[08:08.84]	'It's possible that he has taught the gardener's cat，'replied Mr Appin thoughtfully，'but I don’t believe he has had time to teach any other cats．
[08:19.49]	' Then，'said Mrs Cornett，'although Tobermory is a valuable cat，he and the gardener's cat must die．
[08:28.42]	Don't you agree，Lady Blemley？' 'You're right，'said Lady Blemley sadly.
[08:34.73]	'My husband and I love Tobermory—well，we did before this afternoon—but now，of course，he must die as soon as possible．
[08:42.83]	''We will poison his dinner，'said Sir Wilfrid，'and I will kill the gardener's cat myself．
[08:49.43]	The gardener won't like it，but I'll say it has some kind of disease—'
[08:53.41]	'But what about my discovery？'cried Mr Appin．
[08:58.58]	'What about all my years of work？Are you going to destroy my only successful student？'
[09:04.50]	You can go and teach the cows on the farm，'said Mrs Cornett coldly，'or the elephants at the zoo．
[09:13.15]	Elephants are very intelligent，they tell me，and elephants don't hide behind chairs or under beds and listen to people's conversations．
[09:21.38]	'Mr Appin knew when he was beaten．
[09:25.15]	Dinner that evening was not a success．
[09:28.27]	Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener's cat and later with the gardener．
[09:34.28]	Agnes Resker refused to eat anything，while Mavis Pellington ate her meal in silence．
[09:41.67]	Everyone was waiting for Tobermory．
[09:45.17]	A plate of poisoned fish stood ready for him in the dining－room，but he did not come home．
[09:52.48]	Nobody talked much，and nobody laughed．
[09:56.20]	It was a most uncomfortable meal．
[09:58.56]	After dinner the Blemleys and their guests sat in the smoking－room．
[10:03.88]	Everyone was quiet and worried and nobody wanted to play cards．
[10:09.29]	At eleven o'clock the cook and the housekeeper went to bed．
[10:13.71]	They left the kitchen window open for Tobermory as usual，but he did not come．
[10:19.57]	At two o'clock Clovis spoke： 'He won't come home tonight．
[10:26.70]	He's probably in the newspaper office selling them his story．
[10:29.70]	They'll love it．
[10:31.10]	The story will be the excitementof the year．
[10:33.60]	' After that everyone went to bed，but nobody slept．
[10:38.93]	In the morning Tobermory had still not come home．
[10:43.11]	Breakfast was another quiet，uncomfortable meal．
[10:47.65]	Then，half－way through the coffee，the gardener brought in Tobermory's blood-stained body．
[10:53.93]	'Look at his claws！'cried Clovis．
[10:58.53]	'He's been fighting！'And there，on Tobermory's claws，was the yellow hair of the doctor's cat．
[11:05.81]	By lunchtime most of the guests had left Blemley House．
[11:10.65]	Lady Blemley began to feel better．
[11:13.68]	She took out her pen and paper and wrote a very angry letter to the doctor about the death of her valuable cat．
[11:21.70]	Tobermory was Mr Appin's only successful student．
[11:26.53]	A few weeks after Tobermory's death an elephant escaped from the Dresden Zoo and killed an English visitor．
[11:36.30]	The zoo keeper said that the elephant had always been a calm and gentle animal before．
[11:41.96]	But suddenly it seemed to be－come very angry with the English visitor，who was talking to it．
[11:47.85]	The dead man's name was reported in the newspapers as Oppin，but his first name was Cornelius．
[11:55.57]	'If Appin was trying to teach the poor elephant to speak German，'said Clovis，'I'm not surprised it killed him．

[00:00.00]	Tobermory
[00:02.69]	It was a cold, rain washed afternoon in late August
[00:06.67]	Lady Blemley and her guests were sitting round the tea table
[00:10.40]	Everyone was listening open mouthed to Mr Cornelius Appin
[00:15.62]	Although he was one of her guests, Lady Blemley did not know Mr Appin well
[00:21.40]	She had invited him to stay at Blemley House because she had heard that he was clever
[00:27.59]	But until teatime that day he had not done or said anything clever
[00:32.16]	He did not play tennis, or sing, or make intelligent conversation
[00:37.55]	But now Mr Appin was describing a most extraordinary discovery and the other guests were listening with deep interest
[00:43.49]	' Are you telling us that you have found a way of teaching animals to talk?' Sir Wilfrid was saying
[00:52.60]	' And our dear old Tobermory is your first successful student?'
[00:57.13]	' I have studied this problem for seventeen years,' said Mr Appin,' but I didn' t have any real success until eight or nine months ago
[01:06.21]	Of course, I have studied thousands of animals, but recently I have worked only with cats
[01:12.74]	A cat, of course, is a wild animal who agrees to live with you
[01:16.86]	All cats are intelligent, but naturally some cats are more intelligent than others
[01:33.32][01:22.71]	When I met Tobemery a week ago, I realized at once that here was an extraordinarily intelligent cat, a very special cat indeed
[01:36.52]	In Tobermory, I found the student I needed
[01:37.84]	With him I have succeeded in my plan
[01:40.14]	' Nobody laughed, and nobody actually said ' Rubbish', although Clovis' s lips moved silently '
[01:48.50]	And have you really taught Tobermory,' asked Miss Resker,' to say and understand short, easy words?'
[01:55.86]	' My dear Miss Resker,' said Mr Appin patiently,' we teach little children and very slow, stupid adults in that way
[02:05.70]	But Tobermory is a most intelligent cat
[02:08.44]	He can speak English as well as you or I can
[02:11.98]	' This time Clovis said ' Rubbish!' aloud
[02:17.17]	Sir Wilfrid was more polite, but it was clear that he did not believe Mr Appin' s story
[02:22.39]	' Shall we bring the cat in here and hear him for ourselves?' said Lady Blemley
[02:25.78]	Sir Wilfrid went off to look for Tobermory
[02:33.83]	' Mr Appin will try to be clever,' said Miss Resker happily,' but if we watch him carefully, we shall see his lips move
[02:41.44]	' In a minute Sir Wiflrid returned, looking very excited
[02:45.69]	' It' s true, you know!' he said
[02:48.68]	' I found Tobermory sleeping in the smokingroom, and called out to him to come for his tea
[02:53.93]	He lifted his head and opened one eye
[02:56.17]	I said,' Come on, Toby, don' t keep us waiting!' and he said calmly,'
[03:00.34]	I' ll come when I' m ready!' I couldn' t believe my ears!'
[03:03.83]	The guests all started talking at once, while Mr Appin sat silently and looked very pleased with himself indeed
[03:12.33]	Then Tobermory entered the room and calmly walked over to the tea table
[03:19.86]	The conversation stopped
[03:22.21]	No body knew what to say to a talking cat
[03:25.89]	At last Lady Blemley spoke:' Would you like some milk, Tobermory?'
[03:31.82]	she asked in a high, unnatural voice
[03:35.11]	' I don' t mind if I do,' answered Tobermory
[03:38.57]	Lady Blemley' s hand shook with excitement and some of the milk went onto the carpet
[03:44.77]	' Oh dear! I' m so sorry,' she said
[03:48.26]	' I don' t mind
[03:49.68]	It isn' t my carpet, after all,' replied To bermory
[03:53.20]	There was another silence, then Miss Resker asked politely,' Did you find it difficult to learn English, Tobermory?'
[04:02.20]	Tobermory looked straight through her with his bright green eyes
[04:07.65]	Clearly, he did not answer questions that did not interest him
[04:12.18]	' What do you think of the intelligence of people?' asked Mavis Pellington
[04:19.54]	' Which people' s intelligence?' asked Tobermory coldly
[04:24.29]	' Well, my intelligence, for example,' said Mavis with a little laugh
[04:30.41]	' You make things very uncomfortable for me,' said Tobermory,
[04:35.82]	although he did not look at all uncomfortable.
[04:38.68]	when Lady Blemley wanted to invite you here, Sir Wilfrid was not pleased
[04:44.32]	" Mavis Pellington is the stupidest woman I know," he said
[04:49.48]	" That' s why I want to invite her," Lady Blemley replied
[04:53.36]	" I want her to buy my old car, and she' s stupid enough to do that
[04:58.13]	' It isn' t true!' cried Lady Blemley
[05:01.32]	' Don' t believe him, Mavis!' ' If it isn' t true,' said Mavis coldly,
[05:07.33]	' why did you say this morning that your car would be just right for me?'
[05:12.78]	Major Barfield did his best to help
[05:16.23]	He tried to start a new conversation
[05:18.33]	' How are you getting on with your little black and white lady friend in the garden?' He asked Tobermory.
[05:25.29]	Everybody realized at once that this was a mistake
[05:30.48]	Tobermory gave him an icy look
[05:33.75]	' We do not usually discuss these things in polite company,' he said
[05:39.72]	' But I have watched you a little since you have been in this house
[05:43.61]	I think perhaps you would not like me to discuss your lady friends.'
[05:48.51]	The Major' s face became very red, and all the other guests began to look worried and uncomfortable
[05:55.99]	What was Tobermory going to say next?
[05:58.85]	' Would you like to go down to the kitchen now, Tobermory,' asked Lady Blemley politely,' and see if the cook has got your dinner ready?'
[06:08.15]	' No, thank you,' saidTobermory
[06:12.45]	' I ' ve only just had my tea
[06:14.52]	I don' t want to make myself sick
[06:17.18]	'' Cats have nine lives, you know,' said Sir Wilfrid with a laugh
[06:22.71]	' Possibly,' answered Tobermory
[06:25.82]	' But only one stomach
[06:28.16]	' Lady Blemley!' cried Mrs Cornett,' Don' t send that cat to the kitchen.
[06:33.00]	He will talk about us to the cook!' Everyone was very worried now
[06:37.31]	They remembered uncomfortably that Tobermory moved freely all over the house and gardens,
[06:43.79]	at all hours of the day and night. He could look into any of the bedrooms if he wanted to
[06:49.93]	What had he seen? What had he heard? Nobody' s secrets were safe now.
[06:55.75]	' Oh, why did I come here?' cried Agnes Resker, who could never stay silent for long
[07:02.89]	' You know very well why you came here,' said Tobermory immediately
[07:07.91]	' You came for the food, of course
[07:11.15]	I heard you talking to Mrs Cornett in the garden
[07:14.38]	You said that the Blemleys were terribly boring people, but they had an excellent cook
[07:20.49]	' You mustn' t believe him!' cried Agnes
[07:23.47]	' I never said that, did I, Mrs Cornett?'
[07:26.14]	' Later, Mrs Cornett repeated your words to Bertie vanTahn,' said Tobermory
[07:32.40]	' She said," That Resker woman will go anywhere for four good meals a day,"
[07:37.84]	and Bertie said' Just then Tobermory looked out of the window and saw the doctor' s big yellow cat crossing the garden
[07:46.53]	Immediately he disappeared through the open window
[07:50.80]	Everyone started talking at once, and Mr Appin found himself in a storm of angry questions
[07:57.14]	' You must stop this at once,' everyone said to him.' What will happen if Tobermory teaches other cats to talk?
[08:05.10]	We shall never have a moment' s peace!'
[08:08.84]	' It' s possible that he has taught the gardener' s cat,' replied Mr Appin thoughtfully,' but I don' t believe he has had time to teach any other cats
[08:19.49]	' Then,' said Mrs Cornett,' although Tobermory is a valuable cat, he and the gardener' s cat must die
[08:28.42]	Don' t you agree, Lady Blemley?' ' You' re right,' said Lady Blemley sadly.
[08:34.73]	' My husband and I love Tobermory well, we did before this afternoon but now, of course, he must die as soon as possible
[08:42.83]	'' We will poison his dinner,' said Sir Wilfrid,' and I will kill the gardener' s cat myself
[08:49.43]	The gardener won' t like it, but I' ll say it has some kind of disease'
[08:53.41]	' But what about my discovery?' cried Mr Appin
[08:58.58]	' What about all my years of work? Are you going to destroy my only successful student?'
[09:04.50]	You can go and teach the cows on the farm,' said Mrs Cornett coldly,' or the elephants at the zoo
[09:13.15]	Elephants are very intelligent, they tell me, and elephants don' t hide behind chairs or under beds and listen to people' s conversations
[09:21.38]	' Mr Appin knew when he was beaten
[09:25.15]	Dinner that evening was not a success
[09:28.27]	Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener' s cat and later with the gardener
[09:34.28]	Agnes Resker refused to eat anything, while Mavis Pellington ate her meal in silence
[09:41.67]	Everyone was waiting for Tobermory
[09:45.17]	A plate of poisoned fish stood ready for him in the dining room, but he did not come home
[09:52.48]	Nobody talked much, and nobody laughed
[09:56.20]	It was a most uncomfortable meal
[09:58.56]	After dinner the Blemleys and their guests sat in the smoking room
[10:03.88]	Everyone was quiet and worried and nobody wanted to play cards
[10:09.29]	At eleven o' clock the cook and the housekeeper went to bed
[10:13.71]	They left the kitchen window open for Tobermory as usual, but he did not come
[10:19.57]	At two o' clock Clovis spoke: ' He won' t come home tonight
[10:26.70]	He' s probably in the newspaper office selling them his story
[10:29.70]	They' ll love it
[10:31.10]	The story will be the excitementof the year
[10:33.60]	' After that everyone went to bed, but nobody slept
[10:38.93]	In the morning Tobermory had still not come home
[10:43.11]	Breakfast was another quiet, uncomfortable meal
[10:47.65]	Then, half way through the coffee, the gardener brought in Tobermory' s bloodstained body
[10:53.93]	' Look at his claws!' cried Clovis
[10:58.53]	' He' s been fighting!' And there, on Tobermory' s claws, was the yellow hair of the doctor' s cat
[11:05.81]	By lunchtime most of the guests had left Blemley House
[11:10.65]	Lady Blemley began to feel better
[11:13.68]	She took out her pen and paper and wrote a very angry letter to the doctor about the death of her valuable cat
[11:21.70]	Tobermory was Mr Appin' s only successful student
[11:26.53]	A few weeks after Tobermory' s death an elephant escaped from the Dresden Zoo and killed an English visitor
[11:36.30]	The zoo keeper said that the elephant had always been a calm and gentle animal before
[11:41.96]	But suddenly it seemed to be come very angry with the English visitor, who was talking to it
[11:47.85]	The dead man' s name was reported in the newspapers as Oppin, but his first name was Cornelius
[11:55.57]	' If Appin was trying to teach the poor elephant to speak German,' said Clovis,' I' m not surprised it killed him

[00:00.00]	Tobermory
[00:02.69]	It was a cold, rain washed afternoon in late August
[00:06.67]	Lady Blemley and her guests were sitting round the tea table
[00:10.40]	Everyone was listening open mouthed to Mr Cornelius Appin
[00:15.62]	Although he was one of her guests, Lady Blemley did not know Mr Appin well
[00:21.40]	She had invited him to stay at Blemley House because she had heard that he was clever
[00:27.59]	But until teatime that day he had not done or said anything clever
[00:32.16]	He did not play tennis, or sing, or make intelligent conversation
[00:37.55]	But now Mr Appin was describing a most extraordinary discovery and the other guests were listening with deep interest
[00:43.49]	' Are you telling us that you have found a way of teaching animals to talk?' Sir Wilfrid was saying
[00:52.60]	' And our dear old Tobermory is your first successful student?'
[00:57.13]	' I have studied this problem for seventeen years,' said Mr Appin,' but I didn' t have any real success until eight or nine months ago
[01:06.21]	Of course, I have studied thousands of animals, but recently I have worked only with cats
[01:12.74]	A cat, of course, is a wild animal who agrees to live with you
[01:16.86]	All cats are intelligent, but naturally some cats are more intelligent than others
[01:33.32][01:22.71]	When I met Tobemery a week ago, I realized at once that here was an extraordinarily intelligent cat, a very special cat indeed
[01:36.52]	In Tobermory, I found the student I needed
[01:37.84]	With him I have succeeded in my plan
[01:40.14]	' Nobody laughed, and nobody actually said ' Rubbish', although Clovis' s lips moved silently '
[01:48.50]	And have you really taught Tobermory,' asked Miss Resker,' to say and understand short, easy words?'
[01:55.86]	' My dear Miss Resker,' said Mr Appin patiently,' we teach little children and very slow, stupid adults in that way
[02:05.70]	But Tobermory is a most intelligent cat
[02:08.44]	He can speak English as well as you or I can
[02:11.98]	' This time Clovis said ' Rubbish!' aloud
[02:17.17]	Sir Wilfrid was more polite, but it was clear that he did not believe Mr Appin' s story
[02:22.39]	' Shall we bring the cat in here and hear him for ourselves?' said Lady Blemley
[02:25.78]	Sir Wilfrid went off to look for Tobermory
[02:33.83]	' Mr Appin will try to be clever,' said Miss Resker happily,' but if we watch him carefully, we shall see his lips move
[02:41.44]	' In a minute Sir Wiflrid returned, looking very excited
[02:45.69]	' It' s true, you know!' he said
[02:48.68]	' I found Tobermory sleeping in the smokingroom, and called out to him to come for his tea
[02:53.93]	He lifted his head and opened one eye
[02:56.17]	I said,' Come on, Toby, don' t keep us waiting!' and he said calmly,'
[03:00.34]	I' ll come when I' m ready!' I couldn' t believe my ears!'
[03:03.83]	The guests all started talking at once, while Mr Appin sat silently and looked very pleased with himself indeed
[03:12.33]	Then Tobermory entered the room and calmly walked over to the tea table
[03:19.86]	The conversation stopped
[03:22.21]	No body knew what to say to a talking cat
[03:25.89]	At last Lady Blemley spoke:' Would you like some milk, Tobermory?'
[03:31.82]	she asked in a high, unnatural voice
[03:35.11]	' I don' t mind if I do,' answered Tobermory
[03:38.57]	Lady Blemley' s hand shook with excitement and some of the milk went onto the carpet
[03:44.77]	' Oh dear! I' m so sorry,' she said
[03:48.26]	' I don' t mind
[03:49.68]	It isn' t my carpet, after all,' replied To bermory
[03:53.20]	There was another silence, then Miss Resker asked politely,' Did you find it difficult to learn English, Tobermory?'
[04:02.20]	Tobermory looked straight through her with his bright green eyes
[04:07.65]	Clearly, he did not answer questions that did not interest him
[04:12.18]	' What do you think of the intelligence of people?' asked Mavis Pellington
[04:19.54]	' Which people' s intelligence?' asked Tobermory coldly
[04:24.29]	' Well, my intelligence, for example,' said Mavis with a little laugh
[04:30.41]	' You make things very uncomfortable for me,' said Tobermory,
[04:35.82]	although he did not look at all uncomfortable.
[04:38.68]	when Lady Blemley wanted to invite you here, Sir Wilfrid was not pleased
[04:44.32]	" Mavis Pellington is the stupidest woman I know," he said
[04:49.48]	" That' s why I want to invite her," Lady Blemley replied
[04:53.36]	" I want her to buy my old car, and she' s stupid enough to do that
[04:58.13]	' It isn' t true!' cried Lady Blemley
[05:01.32]	' Don' t believe him, Mavis!' ' If it isn' t true,' said Mavis coldly,
[05:07.33]	' why did you say this morning that your car would be just right for me?'
[05:12.78]	Major Barfield did his best to help
[05:16.23]	He tried to start a new conversation
[05:18.33]	' How are you getting on with your little black and white lady friend in the garden?' He asked Tobermory.
[05:25.29]	Everybody realized at once that this was a mistake
[05:30.48]	Tobermory gave him an icy look
[05:33.75]	' We do not usually discuss these things in polite company,' he said
[05:39.72]	' But I have watched you a little since you have been in this house
[05:43.61]	I think perhaps you would not like me to discuss your lady friends.'
[05:48.51]	The Major' s face became very red, and all the other guests began to look worried and uncomfortable
[05:55.99]	What was Tobermory going to say next?
[05:58.85]	' Would you like to go down to the kitchen now, Tobermory,' asked Lady Blemley politely,' and see if the cook has got your dinner ready?'
[06:08.15]	' No, thank you,' saidTobermory
[06:12.45]	' I ' ve only just had my tea
[06:14.52]	I don' t want to make myself sick
[06:17.18]	'' Cats have nine lives, you know,' said Sir Wilfrid with a laugh
[06:22.71]	' Possibly,' answered Tobermory
[06:25.82]	' But only one stomach
[06:28.16]	' Lady Blemley!' cried Mrs Cornett,' Don' t send that cat to the kitchen.
[06:33.00]	He will talk about us to the cook!' Everyone was very worried now
[06:37.31]	They remembered uncomfortably that Tobermory moved freely all over the house and gardens,
[06:43.79]	at all hours of the day and night. He could look into any of the bedrooms if he wanted to
[06:49.93]	What had he seen? What had he heard? Nobody' s secrets were safe now.
[06:55.75]	' Oh, why did I come here?' cried Agnes Resker, who could never stay silent for long
[07:02.89]	' You know very well why you came here,' said Tobermory immediately
[07:07.91]	' You came for the food, of course
[07:11.15]	I heard you talking to Mrs Cornett in the garden
[07:14.38]	You said that the Blemleys were terribly boring people, but they had an excellent cook
[07:20.49]	' You mustn' t believe him!' cried Agnes
[07:23.47]	' I never said that, did I, Mrs Cornett?'
[07:26.14]	' Later, Mrs Cornett repeated your words to Bertie vanTahn,' said Tobermory
[07:32.40]	' She said," That Resker woman will go anywhere for four good meals a day,"
[07:37.84]	and Bertie said' Just then Tobermory looked out of the window and saw the doctor' s big yellow cat crossing the garden
[07:46.53]	Immediately he disappeared through the open window
[07:50.80]	Everyone started talking at once, and Mr Appin found himself in a storm of angry questions
[07:57.14]	' You must stop this at once,' everyone said to him.' What will happen if Tobermory teaches other cats to talk?
[08:05.10]	We shall never have a moment' s peace!'
[08:08.84]	' It' s possible that he has taught the gardener' s cat,' replied Mr Appin thoughtfully,' but I don' t believe he has had time to teach any other cats
[08:19.49]	' Then,' said Mrs Cornett,' although Tobermory is a valuable cat, he and the gardener' s cat must die
[08:28.42]	Don' t you agree, Lady Blemley?' ' You' re right,' said Lady Blemley sadly.
[08:34.73]	' My husband and I love Tobermory well, we did before this afternoon but now, of course, he must die as soon as possible
[08:42.83]	'' We will poison his dinner,' said Sir Wilfrid,' and I will kill the gardener' s cat myself
[08:49.43]	The gardener won' t like it, but I' ll say it has some kind of disease'
[08:53.41]	' But what about my discovery?' cried Mr Appin
[08:58.58]	' What about all my years of work? Are you going to destroy my only successful student?'
[09:04.50]	You can go and teach the cows on the farm,' said Mrs Cornett coldly,' or the elephants at the zoo
[09:13.15]	Elephants are very intelligent, they tell me, and elephants don' t hide behind chairs or under beds and listen to people' s conversations
[09:21.38]	' Mr Appin knew when he was beaten
[09:25.15]	Dinner that evening was not a success
[09:28.27]	Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener' s cat and later with the gardener
[09:34.28]	Agnes Resker refused to eat anything, while Mavis Pellington ate her meal in silence
[09:41.67]	Everyone was waiting for Tobermory
[09:45.17]	A plate of poisoned fish stood ready for him in the dining room, but he did not come home
[09:52.48]	Nobody talked much, and nobody laughed
[09:56.20]	It was a most uncomfortable meal
[09:58.56]	After dinner the Blemleys and their guests sat in the smoking room
[10:03.88]	Everyone was quiet and worried and nobody wanted to play cards
[10:09.29]	At eleven o' clock the cook and the housekeeper went to bed
[10:13.71]	They left the kitchen window open for Tobermory as usual, but he did not come
[10:19.57]	At two o' clock Clovis spoke: ' He won' t come home tonight
[10:26.70]	He' s probably in the newspaper office selling them his story
[10:29.70]	They' ll love it
[10:31.10]	The story will be the excitementof the year
[10:33.60]	' After that everyone went to bed, but nobody slept
[10:38.93]	In the morning Tobermory had still not come home
[10:43.11]	Breakfast was another quiet, uncomfortable meal
[10:47.65]	Then, half way through the coffee, the gardener brought in Tobermory' s bloodstained body
[10:53.93]	' Look at his claws!' cried Clovis
[10:58.53]	' He' s been fighting!' And there, on Tobermory' s claws, was the yellow hair of the doctor' s cat
[11:05.81]	By lunchtime most of the guests had left Blemley House
[11:10.65]	Lady Blemley began to feel better
[11:13.68]	She took out her pen and paper and wrote a very angry letter to the doctor about the death of her valuable cat
[11:21.70]	Tobermory was Mr Appin' s only successful student
[11:26.53]	A few weeks after Tobermory' s death an elephant escaped from the Dresden Zoo and killed an English visitor
[11:36.30]	The zoo keeper said that the elephant had always been a calm and gentle animal before
[11:41.96]	But suddenly it seemed to be come very angry with the English visitor, who was talking to it
[11:47.85]	The dead man' s name was reported in the newspapers as Oppin, but his first name was Cornelius
[11:55.57]	' If Appin was trying to teach the poor elephant to speak German,' said Clovis,' I' m not surprised it killed him

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