“AND FROM THAT HOUR THEY WERE FAST FRIENDS”
LIVES OF
TWO CATS
From the French of Pierre Loti
TRANSLATION BY M. B. RICHARDS
ILLUSTRATIONS BY C. E. ALLEN
BOSTON 1900
The narrator recalls two household cats—an Angora and a gray cat often called Chinese—whose characters and daily habits are rendered in affectionate vignettes. The prose interweaves playful episodes and quiet domestic rituals: sunlit idleness, nocturnal wanderings, encounters with family members and a resident tortoise, and small mischiefs. Alongside concrete scenes, the account offers gentle reflections on animal consciousness, loyalty, attachment, aging, and loss. Moving through seasons and modest adventures, these sketches compose a tender portrait of companionship that doubles as a meditation on memory, the passage of time, and the comfort and sorrow found in close domestic bonds.
“AND FROM THAT HOUR THEY WERE FAST FRIENDS”
From the French of Pierre Loti
TRANSLATION BY M. B. RICHARDS
ILLUSTRATIONS BY C. E. ALLEN
BOSTON 1900