1905, from 1963 Signet Classic edition of Gigi and Selected Writings
Colette, translated by Enid McLeod
The Journey
Original and purchase price unknown
Tattered paperback
This selection a B-
A short animal story in the form of a play, this deliberately develops the dog and cat more than the human couple of He and She. Colette understands animals, and I like how after the cat has been a drama queen, the dog gets the last word: "I have to lift my leg." He's named Toby, like Annie's dog in the last Claudine story, so I suspect Colette actually had a dog named Toby. The setting is a train, but it's not really about the journey or the destination and more about the contrast in personalities.
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