kitty

These rival kitties were leopard cats, small wild cats with leopard-like spots, that lived in human settlements in China for around 3,500 years.

“Clever kitty! She is always first to know when visitors arrive. Ah, my dear Penny, at last!”

“My original inspiration was to match the furniture to the kitties so I don’t see their cat hair,” he says.

Discarded eventually — a raven essentially fills a similar role — the cat today has been resurrected for the Mansion, most notably in a revised attic scene where the kitty is spotted near a mournful bride.

Spending cash from the kitty is clean, clear and less dangerous if things go wrong.