[MaC] Separations: The Group in Vangie's flat (revised)

[Brenda McCartney]

--- Nowsounds <nowsounds at comcast.net> wrote:

> >>>Esme was sitting huddled in a corner of the sofa, looking dazed.

Cyril had not seen Esme Fitzroy slip in and shrink into the sofa.  When
he noticed her there, looking overwhelmed, he poured another cup of tea
and brought it over to her.  He crouched down next to the arm of the
sofa, handed her the cup, and placed his other hand gently on her arm. 
"Esme, have some tea," he said gently to his neighbor.  "You can wait
it out here.  No need to go back there," he comforted her even as he
considered going back himself to find Florence.

> >>>Sweetie cast a disparaging look around the room, stretched on the
> sofa, 
> >>>rent the material on the arm a little with his claws, then jumped
> down, 
> >>>sauntered over to Richard, bit him on the leg, and then headed for
> Vangie 
> >>>and purred as he rubbed around her legs.  Clearly he too was a fan
> of her 
> >>>cooking.
> >>
> >>She reached down, petted him and slipped him a treat.
> >>
> >>"I know I shouldn't," she said to the room in general, "but he does
> so 
> >>like cake. Don't you, Sweetie?" On the last three words her voice
> took on 
> >>the rich edge of impending baby-talk.
> >
> > Braham only just managed to keep from choking on the cake he was
> nibbling 
> > on. "He seems a very intelligent cat. Almost human really." His
> behavior 
> > demonstrated far more thought than Braham would have thought
> possible in 
> > an animal. It was frightening to say the least. Of course it was
> also 
> > immensely interesting. He would love a chance to study Sweetie
> though he 
> > doubted it would ever happen. The endeavor seemed a bit too
> dangerous or 
> > so thought the man who traveled across an ocean to study people in
> a war 
> > ravaged country.
> 
> "He does have a vivid personality," Arabella said. "But he is devoted
> to 
> Mrs. Evans, as you can see she is to him, and that speaks well of
> him. 
> Sometimes the difficult are the most rewarding, if you can only find
> a point 
> of entry..." 
> 
> 
> 
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