Beryl Markham - To venture.. Close (to a lion) on foot.. Would mean...

To venture.. Close (to a lion) on foot.. Would mean the sudden shattering of any kindly belief that the similarity of the lion and the pussy cat goes much beyond their whiskers. But then, since men still live by the sword, it's a little optimistic to expect the lion to withdraw his claws, handicapped as he is by his inability to read our better effusions about the immorality of bloodshed.

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To venture.. Close (to a lion) on foot.. Would mean the sudden shattering of any kindly belief that the similarity of the lion and the pussy cat goes much beyond their whiskers. But then, since men still live by the sword, it's a little optimistic to expect the lion to withdraw his claws, handicapped as he is by his inability to read our better effusions about the immorality of bloodshed. Beryl Markham

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venture close lion foot sudden shattering kindly belief similarity pussy cat whiskers men live sword optimistic expect withdraw claws handicapped inability read effusions immorality bloodshed

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