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Abominable Showman
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One strong memory I have from childhood is when a ferret turned up at our house, having clearly escaped from someone out rabbiting. It hung around for a few hours sort-of interacting with us before moving on.
I have wondered if the initial phase of interaction with the "Spook" was caused by a similar animal slipping away from its owner and temporarily taking up residence at the Irvings' farm, where there were chickens, lots of food, and of course that panelling to hide in. The descriptions given were a bit like a yellowish coloured ferret, albeit more weasel sized.
The trick of giving Voirrey's new "pet" a voice, whoever was doing it and whoever it was done to amuse, could then have developed over time - the animal might then have moved on, possibly even before the 'story' left the confines of the family home, leaving - well, a mystery. Voirrey would still, however, be able to truthfully insist to McGraw decades later that there really was a small animal who appeared at Doarlish Cashen.
I have wondered if the initial phase of interaction with the "Spook" was caused by a similar animal slipping away from its owner and temporarily taking up residence at the Irvings' farm, where there were chickens, lots of food, and of course that panelling to hide in. The descriptions given were a bit like a yellowish coloured ferret, albeit more weasel sized.
The trick of giving Voirrey's new "pet" a voice, whoever was doing it and whoever it was done to amuse, could then have developed over time - the animal might then have moved on, possibly even before the 'story' left the confines of the family home, leaving - well, a mystery. Voirrey would still, however, be able to truthfully insist to McGraw decades later that there really was a small animal who appeared at Doarlish Cashen.
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