James Joyce
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Wonder what I look like to her.
No, she can jump me.
Afraid of the chickens she is, he said mockingly.
Afraid of the jook-jooks.
I never saw such a stupid pussins as the pussins.
Her nature, curious mice never squeal, seemed to like it.
the cat said loudly.
She blinked up out of her avid, shame-closing eyes, mewing plaintively and long, showing him her milk-white teeth.
He watched the dark eye-slits narrowing with greed till her eyes were green stones.
She cried, running to lap.
He watched the bristle shining wildly in the wink light as she tipped three times and licked lightly.
"'Wonder is it true if you clip them they can't mouse after?'
They shine in the dark, perhaps.
Or kind of feel us in the dark, perhaps.