“... “The cat has come,” was heard nearby. “And who asked you to come?” – Ivan Matveevich answered automatically. “Nobody.” I came myself. Some movement occurred behind Ivan Matveevich. He looked back. A snow-white cat was sitting on a hard bench. A massive head on a long neck, a strong and thin body, and a striped-gray tail, as if from someone else’s shoulder. Ivan Matveevich took a closer look. There was no doubt - the cat was real and the sounds it made were completely human..."