IV 



And it was thus that, the other 

 day, before his illness, I saw my 

 little Pelleas sitting at the foot of 

 my writing-table, his tail carefully 

 folded under his paws, his head 

 a little on one side, the better to 

 question me, at once attentive and 

 tranquil, as a saint should be in the 

 presence of God. He was happy 

 with the happiness which we, per- 

 haps, shall never know, since it 

 sprang from the smile and the 

 H 65 H 



