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This week's theme is ANIMAL. Here is mine from Jerusalem Inn by Martha Grimes (p. 74):
And now some other fishy smell was in the air, one that only the cat Cyril would appreciate--that Racer might stumble up the next rung to a deputy assistant commissionership....
At Jury's feet at the moment was Cyril, who had slipped unobserved into the office to take his princely place on the sill behind Racer's desk. Racer hated the mangy beast (as he called him). Cyril was anything but mangy. He was copper-colored and white-pawed and divided his time between his personal grooming and outwitting the Chief Superintendent.
And now some other fishy smell was in the air, one that only the cat Cyril would appreciate--that Racer might stumble up the next rung to a deputy assistant commissionership....
At Jury's feet at the moment was Cyril, who had slipped unobserved into the office to take his princely place on the sill behind Racer's desk. Racer hated the mangy beast (as he called him). Cyril was anything but mangy. He was copper-colored and white-pawed and divided his time between his personal grooming and outwitting the Chief Superintendent.
10 comments:
I like the ring of "Cat Cyril" .. Copper Colored and white pawed sounds like an adorable combination.. why would he be called a Mangy Beast? hmmmm!
Yeah I agree with Kavyen. Cyril sounds cool.
http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2011/03/theme-thursday-animal.html
I might read this for the "Animal Challenge". It sounds fun!
You can see what my "animal" is HERE
Thanks for stopping by! Great "animal" teaser!
I think I like Cyril already.
:) I like the notion of animals purposely outwitting humans.
Here's mine:
http://situationswhereyoumayneedit.blogspot.com/2011/03/theme-thursdays-animals-distant-hours.html
AWWW I want a cat like Cyril! Fun choice!
Mine is here:
http://abookwormsblog1.blogspot.com/2011/03/heres-fun-meme-hosted-by-reading.html
Great post! You'd think with my love of cats, my choice would have been a cat but it wasn't :)
I love those earlier Jury novels. I had almost forgotten the Cyril/Racer relationship, which is delightful. Some think Grimes has gone over the top with Mungo the dog, but I think she's at the top of her form with that character (would you call a dog a character?)
Reminds me of my cat...I call him The Chairman lol
My segment is from Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban this week.
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