Note 376 — Chapter IV · INTELLECTUAL INFLUENCE (Continued)

Mon Dieu, quel plaisir c’estoit, Quand Peloton se grattoit, Faisant tinter sa sonnette, Avec sa teste folette! Quel plaisir, quand Peloton Cheminoit sur un baston, Ou, coifé d’un petit linge, Assis comme un petit singe, Se tenoit, mignardelet, D’un maintien damoiselet! Ou, sur les pieds de derrière, Portant la pique guerrière, Marchoit d’un front asseuré Avec un pas mesuré.

[Gad, how pleasant ’twas to see Fluffy scratching prettily, Making with his silky pate Toy-bells tintinnabulate! And what fun to see him ride On a hobby-horse astride, Or, bedight in tiny cape, Squatting like a little ape, Posing like a proper squire, Spruce and dainty in attire; On hind legs erect, perchance, Shouldering a martial lance, Marching at a measured pace, Full assurance in his face.]