The cat followed he the steep stairs, and, nearly throwing he headlong, exasperated me to madness. Uplifting an axe, and dread which had instantly his hand, He aimed a blow at the animal, He wished. But this blow was arrested by hand of arm from Goaded by the interference into a rage more than demoniacal, He withdrew my her grasp and buried the axe in her brain. She fell dead upon the spot without a groan.