Barks and Purrs

Barks and PurrsMadame: There are moments when one seems to come to life. One looks about and...
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Author: Colette, 1873-1954
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Language: English
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Barks and Purrs

Barks and Purrs

€6,32

Barks and Purrs

€6,32
Author: Colette, 1873-1954
Format: eBook
Language: English

Barks and Purrs

Madame: There are moments when one seems to come to life. One looks about and distinguishes a creature whose foot-print closely resembles the ace of spades. The thing says: bow-wow. It is a dog. One looks again. The ace of spades is now an ace of clubs. The thing says: pffffffffand it is a cat. This is the history of the visible world and in particular, that of my god-children, Toby-Dog and Kiki-the-Demure. They are so naturalI use the word in the sense in which it is applicable to the savages of Oceaniathat all their acts conspire to make of life, a very simple proposition. These are animals in the fullest sense of the wordanimosif I may employ the original orthography, capable of exclaiming with those of Faust: "The fool knows it not! He knows not the pot, He knows not the kettle." And as such, Madame, you have placed them exactly where they should be: their earthly Paradise is the apartment of Monsieur Willy. In your salon, the probable palm and rubber-plant give the impression of luxuriant Edenic flora, relatively speaking, and illustrate the transmogrification which is to allow M. Gaston Deschampscritic of a "Temps" plus-que-passto announce to the wilderness (where he speaks familiarly of Chateaubriand), and to the Collge de France, how well he can admire and understand a true poet. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 11737
Author: Colette, 1873-1954
Release Date: Mar 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Translator: Kelly, Maire Monica, 1876-

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