Me: It’s good to see Nigel and Dave are best friends again.
Nell: Those two boys are constantly falling out and making up.
Me: They love each other really.
Nell: How was your FaceTime with Chris?
Me: Lovely.
Nell: Did he like Marvin’s poem?
Me: Very much, especially as Marvin’s other present went a bit wrong.
Nell: Why?
Me: Chris always gets up early with Marvin to take him out, so Marvin agreed to let him have a little lie-in on his birthday.
Nell: Good boy.
Me: Shannon said he tried really hard but he couldn’t quite manage it.
Nell: What do you mean?
Me: He asked to go out in a Quiet Voice but Chris still heard him.
Nell: Of course he did. You and Kev are the same with us.
Me: I know, and talking of Quiet Voices I think you may be going a little deaf.
Nell: I beg your pardon?
Me: Exactly.
Nell: I can hear perfectly well. What are you talking about?
Me: You’ve started using your very loud Outside Voice when you’re inside.
Nell: That’s because there are so many boxes everywhere nobody can hear me.
Me: We can hear you, Nell. The Cat can probably hear you over in the Big House.
Nell: The Cat isn’t in the Big House.
Me: Where is it?
Nell: At its new apartment in the stately home.
Me: Do you mean it’s moved already?
Nell: Yes. It turns out getting an Uber isn’t as easy as it thought, so when the Whippets Institute offered the use of their minibus it seized the opportunity.
Me: It could have said goodbye.
Nell: It’s coming over to dinner on Saturday.
Me: We’re only moving in on Friday.
Nell: The Cat says a light supper will be fine.
Me: Ok. Sorry.
