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           "TomylordMarquisofCarabas,"repliedthereapers;andtheKingagaincongratulatedtheMarquis. 

           TheMasterCat,whowentalwaysbefore,saidthesamewordstoallhemet;andtheKingwasastonishedatthevastestatesofmylordMarquisofCarabas. 

           MonsieurPusscameatlasttoastatelycastle,themasterofwhichwasanOgre,therichesthadeverbeenknown;forallthelandswhichtheKinghadthengoneoverbelongedtothiscastle. TheCat,whohadtakencaretoinformhimselfwhothisOgrewas,andwhathecoulddo,askedtospeakwithhim,saying,hecouldnotpasssonearhiscastle,withouthavingthehonourofpayinghisrespectstohim. 

           TheOgrereceivedhimascivillyasanOgrecoulddo,andmadehimsitdown. 

           "Ihavebeenassured,"saidtheCat,"thatyouhavethegiftofbeingabletochangeyourselfintoallsortsofcreaturesyouhaveamindto;youcan,forexample,transformyourselfintoalion,orelephant,andthelike." 

           "Thisistrue,"answeredtheOgreverybriskly,"andtoconvinceyou,youshallseemenowbecomealion." 

           Pusswassosadlyterrifiedatthesightofalionsonearhim,thatheimmediatelygotintothegutter,notwithoutabundanceoftroubleanddanger,becauseofhisboots,whichwereill-suitedforwalkinguponthetiles. Alittlewhileafter,whenPusssawthattheOgrehadresumedhisnaturalform,hecamedown,andownedhehadbeenverymuchfrightened.