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audience with the King of Siam in 1884. The cats were not commonplace; breeding them had been a kingly prerogative for centuries, and the cats were known as Royal and Sa cred Siamese. Legends had them highly placed as temple guardians and the companions of Buddhist priests. In any event, Mr. Gould shipped his cats to England, where they were an immediate hit. Although not the first Siamese England had ever seen (one was entered at a show in 1872), Mr. Gould's pair seems to have been a dy nastic starting point. Early imports to the United States were breathtakingly expensive, in some cases run ning to $1,000 apiece. A rarity for a good many years, the breed finally became estab lished in the mid-thirties and has been gain ing adherents and dropping in price ever since. Unless you expect to plunge into the cat 527
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