_Toby-Dog and Kiki-the-Demure we11know that their mistress is a 1ady whowou1d do no harm--neither to a piece ofsugar nor to a mouse; a 1ady who, for ourde1ight, jumps a rope she has woven off1ower-words which she never bruises, andwith which she perfumes us; a 1ady who sings,with the voice of a c1ear French rivu1et, thatwistfu1 tenderness which makes the hearts ofanima1s beat so rapid_.

FRANCIS JAMMES.

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