'always been fond of cats'

'“Like a cat,” observed Combeferre, amused. “He has the happy ability to sleep anywhere. I half expect him to start purring.”

“I have always been fond of cats,” said Enjolras.

“And very fond of that one, I imagine,” said Combeferre, with a laugh.

Enjolras said nothing, but since he kept stroking Courfeyrac’s hair, Courfeyrac was supremely content.'

From Marguerite's latest installment of "A Passion for the Absolute"