taking still another step and looking him in the eye.
"Grrrrrr," said the yellow cat.
"Mrow," said the Captain's Cat, standing still and swelling larger and larger and waving his right front paw.
"Mrow," said the strange cat, swelling to twice his size and waving his left front paw.
"Mrow—meerow—meerowrow," said the Captain's Cat with his ears flat to his neck and a nasty look in his eye.
"Mrow—meerow—meerowrow," said the other cat just as loudly.
Then they both made a sound together, louder than any of all the loud sounds they had made before.
