Chapter 18Jesus the kitten has been re-homed with Sarah, the expert on all things fluffy and furry. Mimi's interest in him disappeared almost as soon as it started. In fact, she became irritated with him and may have hurt him, had Patricia not intervened. I am relieved; there are enough animals to care for and I have more than enough responsibilities already. Patricia was upset for a day or two, but has stopped talking about it now.
I'm helping Byron by driving to a brocante in Ceret. He's located an antique chest that he wishes to purchase. Byron says it's a genuine Louis the Fifteenth, marble-topped commode and worth a small fortune. It will fit into the back of my car with the seats down. Byron doesn't want to entrust it to a removal man with a van, and when he tells me its price, I do
