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No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address Harper & Row, Publishers, Incorporated, 49 East 33rd Street, New York 16, N.Y. TO MIDNIGHT, “MAYOR” OF GRAMERCY PARK 1954-1962 CONTENTS 1\. Cat and Kate 2\. Cat and the Underworld 3\. Cat and Coney 4\. Fight 5\. Around Manhattan 6\. And Brooklyn 7\. Survival 8\. West Side Story 9\. Fathers 10\. Cat and the Parkway 11\. Rosh Hashanah at the Fulton Fish Market 12\. The Red Eft 13\. The Left Bank of Coney Island 14\. Expedition by Ferry 15\. Dollars and Cats 16\. Fortune 17\. Telephone Numbers 18\. “Here’s to Cat!” IT’S LIKE THIS, CAT 1 My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. This is one reason I got a cat. My father talks a lot anyway. Maybe being a lawyer he gets in the habit. Also, he’s a small guy with very little gray curly hair, so maybe he thinks he’s got to roar a lot to make up for not being a big hairy tough guy. Mom is thin and quiet, and when anything upsets her, she gets asthma. In the apartment—we live right in the middle of New York City—we don’t have any heavy drapes or rugs, and Mom never fries any food because the doctors figure dust and smoke make her asthma worse. I don’t think it’s dust; I think it’s Pop’s roaring. The big hassle that led to me getting Cat came when I earned some extra money baby-sitting for a little boy… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fits-like-this-cat) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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