The Ball: Or a Glance at Almack’s, in 1829 (1829)

Nevell was not like other dogs. He knew that he was expected to become a farmer like his father. However, the little beagle dreamed of finding his own path to happiness. He longed for adventure. He had often wondered how the cats could fly through the air. They had found their place between heaven and earth. Though society was against him, he made a decision to do what no dog had ever done. Patch was an old tom cat and lived a solitary life. One day Nevell came into his life. He knew the place that cats and dogs held in society. However, with age and wisdom comes a greater understanding of the world. Patch would challenge the belief that aDogs donat fly.a This small act would change what the whole world believed to be unchangeable. It would prove that, although everybody thought they knew their place, anything was possible.