Barks and Purrs by Colette
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page 92 of 98 (93%)
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TOBY-DOG
It happens so now and then. THE LITTLE DOG And you don't bark? _I_ cry as soon as I'm left alone. I'm bored, afraid, feel sick, and chew up the cushions. TOBY-DOG And then you're whipped. THE LITTLE DOG, (_insulted_) I'm--what did you say? You're losing your senses, I imagine. (_Suddenly amiable again_.) That would be a pity. You have lovely eyes. TOBY-DOG Haven't I? They show well, don't they? They're large, and then they stick out. She says I have eyes like a lobster's, and sometimes She says "his beautiful seal's eyes, his frog-like eyes of gold." THE LITTLE DOG Who's She? TOBY-DOG, (_simple_) |
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