Just look at François – he looks as if h...

Just look at François – he looks as if he understands what’s going on and he’s going to tell Camille all about it this evening! He’d stand up on his hind legs and point at you with one paw and me with another and shout out ‘Monsieur and Madame get up to all sorts of naughty things together in the bedroom – they take no notice of me, but since their illicit affair makes me sick, please put them both in prison so they won’t disturb my nap in future!’

Emile Zola, Nona Shepphard, Thérèse Raquin, Oberon Books, Electronic Edition, p.75