Barks and Purrs by Colette
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TOBY-DOG She always says, "his square muzzle, his wrinkled truffle," so tenderly and so lovingly! KIKI-THE-DEMURE ... And you think of nothing but eating. TOBY-DOG It's _your_ empty stomach that scolds and complains and wants to quarrel with me. KIKI-THE-DEMURE I've a charming stomach. TOBY-DOG But no, it's your nose that's charming. You just said so. KIKI-THE-DEMURE My stomach too. There's none more fastidious, more whimsical, stronger and at the same time more delicate. It digests the bones of sole, but meat that's the least bit tainted literally turns it. TOBY-DOG |
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