It is delicious.

I recommend those who have cats with philoprogenitive proclivities, instead of drowning the kittens, to eat them.

Either smothered in onions or in a ragout they are excellent.

When I return to London I shall frequently treat myself to one of these domestic animals, and ever feel grateful to Bismarck for having taught me that cat served up for dinner is the right animal in the right place.
I went last night to the Theatre of the Porte St.Martin; it has become the rendezvous of the optimists, and speeches were delivered to prove that everything was for the best in the best of worlds, and poetry was recited to prove that the Prussians must eventually be defeated.

The chair was taken by M.Coquerel, who with great truth said that Paris had fallen so low that the siege might be considered almost a blessing, and that the longer it lasted, the more likely was it to aid in the work of regeneration, which alone can make this world a globe of honourable men and honest women.