The three kittens made the move to their new home a fortnight later. They were confined to the smallest of the parlors until they learned what the box filled with sawdust was for. Once that leap of understanding had been made, their domain expanded.
The occasional accident occurred, but Arthur taught Ella and Phillip how to clean up the little puddles, saying that they didn’t want the servants to find the kittens a bother, did they?
Ella most certainly did not want the servants to find the kittens a bother, because she didn’t think she could go back to living in a house without rapscallion feline companions. She cleaned up puddles before the servants noticed they were even there, and watched the kittens explore their new home, curious and bold, clumsy and exuberant. She played with them
