Question

who is the cat particulary civil to ?

Answer 1

If there is a guest at table the cat is particularly civil to him, because the guest is likely to have the best of what is going. Sometimes, instead of recognizing this civility with something to eat, the guest stoops down and strokes the cat.

The cat soon tires of that; he puts up his claw and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in the leg.

Answer 2

The cat is particularly civil to the guest because guest likely to have the best .