Always be confiding.

At the same time be prepared for emergencies.

If you are still doubtful as to your reception, try and get yourself slightly wet.
Why people should prefer a wet cat to a dry one I have never been able to understand; but that a wet cat is practically sure of being taken in and gushed over, while a dry cat is liable to have the garden hose turned upon it, is an undoubted fact.

Also, if you can possibly manage it, and it is offered you, eat a bit of dry bread.

The Human Race is always stirred to its deepest depths by the sight of a cat eating a bit of dry bread.' "My friend's black Tom profited by the Chinchilla's wisdom.