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a crested hawk eagle with a lizard

Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

This is not one of my pets, but I do have some great pets.

He will carry this note himself, which is to serve as an introduction to you, with whom he longs to be acquainted. Allow him to spend the evening with you, that I may be in no danger of his returning here. I have told him that I am not quite well, and must be alone; and should he call again there might be confusion, for it is impossible to be sure of servants. Keep him, therefore, I entreat you, in Edward Street. You will not find him a heavy companion, and I allow you to flirt with him as much as you like. (Jane Austen, "Lady Susan", Letter 31 )