Palug spat the thumb out with every evidence of contemptuous disgust and washed the sullied bit with furious sweeps of his tongue.
"You're lucky," Charlie said. "He could have taken your hand off at the wrist. Oh - oh look out!"
Palug stretched then flopped across Andras's lap too, purring and showing his belly.
Charlie looked at the tail tip twitching and added, "I really can't advise you too strongly not to touch his belly. Even if he looks like he wants you to - ESPECIALLY if he looks like he wants you to. It's all a trap."