Woke up miserable. Start packing, I thought, as everything has to go. Did ring that other landlord but no, they don't allow pets.
Jeanette said we would not discuss cat situation as she doesn't want to fall out with me. Next thing, she calls me down to discuss the exact cat situation! Does not think cat can go next door, she is a nervous thing and the other cats will bully her, like they did in the cats home. She will, she sighed, keep the cat for me but on weekends away I will have to come over and fetch the cat and manage somehow. Everyone thinks she's mad for making such a magnanimous offer....
Thanks a lot, thinks me.
Still, all's well that ends well. Rang up old friend J, the one who's off sick with a broken collar bone since she got mugged. She's a great cat lover and I knew she was thinking off a kitten to replace her old cat. However, she agreed to take Ella. I said I'd pay her £20 a week as long as cat was there. J quite happy to have Ella for the duration, thinks they might bond but we can review that later.