(urth) Short Story 110: The Cat

[Marc Aramini]

Well, it does a little bit, because aude complains nobody told her the
chatelaine had a pet.

On Wednesday, August 27, 2014, Gwern Branwen <gwern at gwern.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > One other thing: in old age Sancha developed a disagreeable odour, which
> she
> > countered by burning sandalwood.  Any significance?
>
> Hard to say. It could be a reflection of her age and old-person smell:
> sandalwood is an old perfume and scented smoke source, but it also has
> some medicinal uses including as a fumigant, but it also has a lot of
> religious connotations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandalwood#Uses)
> with neopaganism apparently considering it good for exorcism &
> purification. So it *could* be there to block the cat spirit,
> explaining why the cat doesn't seem to make itself known during the
> second stay at the House Absolute.
>
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