Spotty found an old photo of himself sitting on top of Geraldine, the family pony, with his naughty cousin Mazzie. He said that Geraldine was still around, ruling a half dozen young whippersnapper ponies in the paddocks.
Lady Xinthia Audrey Carmichael McSpot, Fizz to her friends. Spotty wiped a tear from his eye and for an awful moment Stripey worried that something awful had happened. But he explained that Spotto had been his childhood dog and he missed him.
Spotty was telling Stripey all about his family. Stripey was surprised to find out that his father was a Laird and that he had grown up in a castle. Fortunately he was the youngest of six brothers and wouldn't need to have anything to do with the estate. It all took a bit of getting used to. Meep just demanded a snack.