And anyway, I suspect he secretly liked it when a woman was cold and distant

The mode of consciousness of nonhuman species is quite different from human consciousness.

The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.

he knows too much about himself to subject her to a morning after, when he will be cold, surly, impatient to be alone.

Restoration is a skilled profession. You might even call it an art in its own right, except that it is frowned on to be original. First rule of restoration: follow the intention of the artist. Never try to improve on him.

There seemed nothing to do but live.

I am not the we of anyone