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Three big cats--very friendly loafers; they wander all over the ship; the white one follows the chief steward around like a dog.

There is also a basket of kittens.
One of these cats goes ashore, in port, in England, Australia, and India, to see how his various families are getting along, and is seen no more till the ship is ready to sail.

No one knows how he finds out the sailing date, but no doubt he comes down to the dock every day and takes a look, and when he sees baggage and passengers flocking in, recognizes that it is time to get aboard.

This is what the sailors believe.