“The cat was screaming at night so that Maxim woke up at two o’clock and thought: someone is dying!—so heartfelt, soulful little tunes the creature was making. The beast literally cried and moaned like a human suffering incredible pain. It was cold for him, hunger tormented him, and in his meow he poured out his bewilderment at human indifference and the absence of compassion among people…”