In this season I was much surprised with the increase of my family; I had been concerned for the loss of one of my cats, who ran away from me, or, as I thought, had been dead, and I heard no more tidings of her till, to my astonishment, she came home about the end of August with three kittens.
In questa stagione ebbi la sorpresa di vedermi cresciuto in famiglia. lo aveva avuto tempo prima il dispiacere di perdere una gatta fuggitami di casa o forse morta, come allora pensai.