De Selby is surprisingly silent
on the subject
In the local library the stereotypical librarian was chattering away to a nibbling circle of children. In the seminary library an old professor was removing heretical books from the shelves, while a young professor, on the heels of the old professor, was removing the rest.
Meanwhile, across town in the Church of the Invisible Cross, three stray cats had broken in and made a mess of the elder’s morning milk. From the elder’s perspective there was no other recourse: he allowed them to lap it up.
In the coming days, the three cats would repeat the act again and again (with an eerie similitude).
At some point the break-in was accepted, and was carried off like clockwork, so the cats would arrive and beeline to a bowlful of milk.
Soon the plastic bowl became a ceramic bowl. Then the ceramic bowl became a silver bowl. By the time the silver bowl was replaced with a golden bowl, the elder had left the church and catered only to his cats.