7 thoughts on “Saturday: Hili dialogue”

  1. I always thought Hili was a male pussycat but
    I see Hili is a female from the Polish
    grammar. Not that it changes anything. Her
    exploits are charming.

    1. Come to think of it, if I still remember the Polish formalities, if Hili is unmarried she should be more formally addressed as Panna Hili and if the is a Mrs. she should be addressed as Pani Hili. And if Jerry was a true gentleman he bowed, kissed her hand, and clicked his heels when he was first introduced. That’s what my mother made me do with older ladies visiting the household, until I lectured her one day that in America guys my age, or any age, don’t do that sort of thing. So Jerry might be excused for not performing those rites.

    2. “With Cats, some say, one rule is true:
      Don’t speak till you are spoken to.
      Myself, I do not hold with that —
      I say, you should address a Cat.
      But always keep in mind that he
      Resents familiarity.
      I bow, and taking off my hat,
      Address him in this form: O Cat!
      But if he is the Cat next door,
      Whom I have often met before
      (He comes to see me in my flat)
      I greet him with an ‘oopsa Cat!’
      I think I’ve heard them call him James —
      But we’ve not got so far as names.”

      -― T.S. Eliot, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats

  4. A: Hili I too was lost but not really here under the duvet when the nasty big bangs in the sky went off all around so I took cover and felt safe but a peeked out when it went quiet and had some biscuits waiting for me in my bowl. And lots of cuddles tooo Purrrrrrrrrrrr Dasiy May

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