Nothing was stirring except a brindled, grey cat, which crept from the ashes, and saluted me with a querulous mew.(除了一只有斑紋的灰貓從灰堆上爬起來，沖我不滿的喵了一聲外，真是萬象具靜啊。)

Boston terrier: any of a breed of small dogs originating in New England as a cross between a bull terrier and a bull dog and having a smooth, brindled or black coat with white markings.(波士頓狗：一種原產于新英格蘭的小狗，是牛頭和牛頭犬的雜交品種，具有光滑的、有斑紋的或黑色的帶白斑的皮毛。)

Brindled gray Wolf of forested northern regions of North America.(北美洲北部森林地帶有斑點的灰狼。)