“Then, bidding farewell to The Knick-Knack, I went to collect the few personal belongings which, at that time, I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.”
Source: Gigi, Julie de Carneilhan, and Chance Acquaintances: Three Short Novels
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