`` They 'll have to fight here in self-defense , '' said Stella . At this juncture Rusty arrived on the scene . He bounded joyously half way across the room before he saw the intruders . Then he stopped short ; his tail expanded until it was as big as three tails . The fur on his back rose up in a defiant arch ; Rusty lowered his head , uttered a fearful shriek of hatred and defiance , and launched himself at the Sarah-cat . The stately animal had stopped washing her face and was looking at him curiously . She met his onslaught with one contemptuous sweep of her capable paw . Rusty went rolling helplessly over on the rug ; he picked himself up dazedly . What sort of a cat was this who had boxed his ears ? He looked dubiously at the Sarah-cat . Would he or would he not ? The Sarah-cat deliberately turned her back on him and resumed her toilet operations . Rusty decided that he would not . He never did . From that time on the Sarah-cat ruled the roost . Rusty never again interfered with her . But Joseph rashly sat up and yawned . Rusty , burning to avenge his disgrace , swooped down upon him . Joseph , pacific by nature , could fight upon occasion and fight well . The result was a series of drawn battles .
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