What is the most likely conclusion about Timothy's feelings regarding Stew Cat?

Timothy definitely has mixed feelings about Stew Cat. The first thing that we know about Timothy and Stew Cat is that Timothy couldn't bring himself to throw the cat off the raft back into the ocean.

Dis is Stew, d'cook's cat. He climb on d'raff, an' I 'ad no heart to trow 'im off.

Readers will find out a bit more about why Timothy didn't throw the cat back in chapter 5. It's clear that Timothy doesn't want the cat around. He is a very superstitious individual, and he believes in spirits ("jumbi") and luck. Timothy absolutely doesn't want the cat around. He believes that the cat is bad luck; however, he also believes that killing and getting rid of the cat will bring even worse luck.

"D'cot not good luck." After a moment he added, "But to cause d'death of a cot is veree bad luck."

Eventually, Timothy comes to tolerate Stew Cat. He really doesn't like the cat; however, he knows that Phillip does. Timothy knows that Phillip is comforted by the cat's presence. It's an incredibly loving gesture on Timothy's part. He firmly believes that the cat is bad luck, and he absolutely wants nothing to do with the cat; however, he is always willing to place the cat in Phillip's lap.