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Оглавление‘The cat seldom interferes with other people’s rights. His intelligence keeps him from doing many of the fool things that complicate life.’
CARL VAN VECHTEN
When someone raises their voice, many a cat will turn tail and move to another area. And if the cat cannot go to another room, it could well crouch down, keep still and hope it will go unnoticed.
Cats have a great dislike of tension and do their best to avoid hostile and threatening situations. Loud voices or shouting, in particular, make many wary. And this is a lesson we too can learn from. If we detect that someone is about to lose their temper or a situation is becoming fraught, we can often, if possible and practical, save ourselves from heated exchanges and allow the situation to cool down by getting out of the way and keeping a low profile.
At times it can be politic to ‘keep your head down’.
