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1、AConversationwithaCatH.BellocTheotherdayIwentintothebarofarailwaystationand,takingaglassofbear,Isatdownatalittletablebymyself tomeditateuponthenecessary buttragicisolationofthehumansoul.Ibeganmymeditationbyconsolingmyselfwiththetruththatsomethingincommonrunsthroughallnature,butIwen
2、tontoconsiderthatthiscutnoice,andthattheheartneededsomethingmore.Imightbylongresearchhavediscoveredsomethirdtermalittlelesshackneyedthanthesetwo,whenfate,orsomefosteringstar,sentmeatawnysilky,long-hairedcat.Ifitbetruethatnationshavethecatstheydeserve,thentheEnglishpeopledeservewell
3、incats,fortherearenonesoprosperousorsofriendlyintheworld.ButevenforanEnglishcatthiscatwasexceptionallyfriendlyandfine----especiallyfriendly.Itleaptatonegracefulboundintomylap,nestledthere,putoutanengagingrightfrontpawtotouchmyarmwithaprettytimiditybywayofintroduction,rolledupatmean
4、eyeofbrightbutinnocentaffection,andthensmiledasecretsmileofapproval.Nomancouldbetimidaftersuchanapproachasnottomakesomemannerofresponse.SodidI.IeventookthelibertyofstrokingAmathea(forbythatnamedidIreceivethisvision),andthoughtIbeganthisgestureinarespectfulfashion,afterthebestmodels
5、ofpolitedeportmentwithstrangers,Iwassoonlendingitsomewarmth,forIwastouchedtofindthatIhadafriend;yes,evenhere,attheendsofthetubesinS.W.99.Iproceeded(asisright)fromcaresstospeech,andsaid,"Amathea,mostbeautifulofcats,whyhaveyoudeignedtosinglemeoutforsomuchfavor?Didyourecognizeinmeafri
6、endtoallthatbreathes,orwereyouyourselfsufferingformloneliness(thoughItakeityouarenearyourowndearhome),oristherepityintheheartsofanimalsasthereisintheheartsofsomehumans?What,then,wasyourmotive?OramI,indeed,foolishtoask,andnotrathertotakewhatevergoodcomestomeinwhateverwayformthegods?
7、"TothesequestionsAmatheaansweredwithaloudpurringnoise,expressingwithclosedeyesofecstasyherdelightintheencounter."Iammorethanflattered,Amathea,"saidI,bywayofanswer;"Iamconsoled.Ididnotknowthattherewasintheworldanythingbreathingandmoving,letalonesotawny-perfect,whowouldgivecompanions
8、hipforitsownsakeandseekout
