Basil and the Pygmy Cats
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By Eve Titus
Illustrated by Paul Galdone

(c) 1971 by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone



Dedication:
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To the admirable Adrian M. Conan Doyle and his amazing Sherlock Holmes Museum in Lucens Castle, Switzerland

Cast of Characters:
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BASIL                                          an English mouse detective
DR. DAWSON                               his friend and associate
MRS. JUDSON                               their mousekeeper
CYRIL                                           a stoolpigeon
DR. SINGH LHA                             a mouse with a clue
PROFESSOR RATIGAN                    arch villian
CAPTAIN DORAN                           the villian's aide
MLLE. RELDA                                 a mouse opera star
GENERAL GARMIZE                        a French military mouse
THE MAHARAJAH OF BENGISTAN    an Oriental ruler
CAPTAIN PETER BLACK                 a British seamouse
JEANNIE                                      a two-headed sea monster
THE SACRED CATFISH                 who speaks seven languages
KAHLÚA                                      chief of the pygmy cats

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LORD ADRIAN                
ANTOINE CHERBOU         
DR. ARTHUR HOWARD     
TILLARY QUINN               mouse members
YOUNG RICHARD             of the expedition
VINCENZO STARRETTI     (alphabetically)
DR. JULIAN WOLFF          
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ORIENTAL MICE
GANGSTERS
SAILORS
PYGMY CATS
BRITISH CATS
(and a cast of thousands)

Contents
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1 The Clue of the Golden Goblet 9
2 Off to the Orient! 16
3 In the Dungeon 21
4 The Tunnel 27
5 The Mob Marches! 31
6 Mutiny! 36
7 The Two-headed Sea Monster 41
8 The Sacred Catfish 46
9 The Inscription on the Cliff 54
10 The Island of Kataarh 60
11 We Dig! 64
12 The Pygmy Cats 70
13 The Semloh Scrolls 79
14 Volcano! 85
15 The Ten-Day Truce 91

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