It shows what pathos there is in the German tongue.

I had not noticed before that all German is pathetic, no matter what the subject is nor how it is treated.

It was these humble observers that brought the knowledge to me.

I have tried all kinds of German on these cats; romance, poetry, philosophy, theology, market reports; and the result has always been the same--the cats sob, and let the tears run down, which shows that all German is pathetic.

French is not a familiar tongue to me, and the pronunciation is difficult, and comes out of me encumbered with a Missouri accent; but the cats like it, and when I make impassioned speeches in that language they sit in a row and put up their paws, palm to palm, and frantically give thanks.