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Raymond Chandler introduces his cat

I’m reliably informed that today is Black Cat Appreciation Day, which provides me with the prefect excuse to share a magnificent letter by Raymond Chandler, as found in Letters of Note: Cats. And because I like you, I’m also embedding audio of the letter being read by the great Ferdinand Kingsley, recorded for the Letters of Note: Cats audiobook a few y…