The speaker talks about the cat not hearing meanings of our words "nor how they sometimes fall short" (line 8). What might this mean

Explanation:

The question is from "At Dusk" which was a poem. The above statement of the speaker expresses uncertainty and indecision of the cat whether to go home, since it has alot of things to be pursued. Though there was movement of it's hear which was an indication that it was hearing the sound from the voice. For him to go home it stayed to catch the attractive sight there.