Lives of Two CatsPierre Loti tells the story of his two cats, Pussy White and Pussy Gray, who were his companions during "comparatively happy years" of his life: their tempestuous meeting and their subsequent friendship during which they were inseparable. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterward Allen allowed Angora animals appeared Aunt Clara beautiful beneath bones bound cabin caress carried Chinese close color corner courtyard creature dear death door ears earth entire existence expressive extreme eyes face felt fixed flowers formed garden gave giving glance green hands head heart held holding hour known least leaves less light lived look loved melancholy morning mother and Aunt never night nose once passed past peace perhaps poor presence Pussy Chinese Pussy Gray Pussy White raised rare recall remained rested returned robes rolling rose seas seated seemed seen ship showed side silence smile soft soul spring succeeding suddenly surprise Sylvester tail tender things tone tree turn usually uttered vines voice wall warm watching winter yellow young
Popular passages
Page 21 - ... almost touched my leg, she sat down, moved her tail round, and uttered a little cry, very softly. Then she continued to look at me, but to look at me right in the eyes, which already proved the possession in her little head of a whole world of intelligent conceptions. She must first have understood that I was not a thing but a thinking being, capable of pity and accessible to the mute prayer of a look. Further, she must...
Page 21 - When she was sufficiently near to touch my leg, she sat down, curled her tail about her, and...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Lives of Two Cats Volume 32 of The young of heart series |
| Author | Pierre Loti |
| Translated by | Mary B. Richards |
| Publisher | Dana Estes & Company, 1902 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Oct 5, 2007 |
| Length | 92 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |