Irving Carlisle thinks he’s got problems—roommate Willie Lee Raxxle’s continual self-indulgent impositions; boss Arthur Fenteen’s highly absurd expectations at HappyTown Toy and Novelty Co. But Carlisle, having let his cat go outside, as usual, one day in August, does not realize that his real problems are only beginning—difficulties that will soon threaten not only his home, not only his livelihood and legal status, but his very life...

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