"Sit," Peony insisted. "And do not be surprised when he uses your lap for a pillow. He seems to like you." She poured the tea and sipped her own. Her morning would end quite successfully - all four kittens dispatched to new homes, and the mother cat to be allowed back out into the grounds, to roam free again as she no doubt wanted to by now.
"He may be calm enough to stay in your arms the entire way, but you may wish to button him into your jacket when you go, for safety," she said, watching the kitten make himself at home in Cressida's lap.