Lately, Tereza realized, she positively enjoyed being welcomed into the day by Karenin. Waking up was sheer delight for him: he always showed a naive and simple amazement at the discovery that he was back on earth; he was sincerely pleased.
I feel this same way when my boy cat-child wakes me up in the morning. Every day, he wakes me by sitting on my chest … when I open my eyes, his celery-green eyes are an inch from mine … he can’t wait to start the day.
