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THE CAT=<br />

An Appreciation<br />

I value in <strong>the</strong> <strong>cat</strong> <strong>the</strong> independent and almost<br />

ungrateful spirit which prevents her from attach-<br />

ing herself to any one, <strong>the</strong> indifference with which<br />

she passes from <strong>the</strong> salon to <strong>the</strong> housetop. When<br />

we caress her, she stretches herself and arches her<br />

back responsively ; but this is because she feels an<br />

agreeable sensation, not because she takes a silly<br />

satisfaction, like <strong>the</strong> dog, in faithfully loving a<br />

thankless master. The <strong>cat</strong> lives alone, has no need<br />

of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends<br />

to sleep that she may see <strong>the</strong> more clearly, and<br />

scratches everything on which she can lay her paw."<br />

Chateaubriand to M. de Marcellus.

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