Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some li…

T. S. Eliot
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Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream. ✨ T.S. Eliot (2015). The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume II: Practical Cats and Further Verses, p.33, Faber & Faber
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Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream. ✨ T.S. Eliot (2015). The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume II: Practical Cats and Further Verses, p.33, Faber & Faber

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