Sentence:  At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or <WSD>cat</WSD>—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A domesticated subspecies ("Felis silvestris catus") of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. (from 8thc.)