In the country of lost things

We lost the cat. Funny thing was, we didn't know we had the cat with us. Charles Wallace said, somewhere near Mississagua, "There's a cat in here." We told him he was imagining things. Then he announced what the cat looked like. At that point, Duncan said, "It's Faustus." Duncan didn't know why Faustus was in the van, and he was really concerned not to go near Faustus. Faustus seemed like a nice cat. He let Charles Wallace pet him. We arrived in Mississagua, and actually found the city centre. We got out of the van, and were careful, we thought, to leave the cat in the van. Enid left the windows open just enough for air, and her boyfriend got a waterdish in the van (with water) before he locked up. But it seems we lost the cat. Charles Wallace kept on pointing out where a large black cat seemed to just have been throughout the afternoon. The cat hit the best rib vendors before we did. I think the newspapers got interested, since Charles Wallace did an interview about the cat after we hit the fifth rib stand. Duncan is really upset about the cat. He keeps putting his head in his hands and saying, "Man oh man, I lost the cat again."
We stayed in Mississauga as long as we could looking for his cat. I just hope Duncan had him chipped.