Carolyn Holm

Dear Puffin
It’s so sweet when you walk around the house yowling for me.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
This petit cat does not do the yowl.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
But you do! I sometimes hear you in another part of the house, yowling loudly, and I figure you’re looking for me so I answer, calling out “Here I am!” And right away, you show up. 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Perhaps it is the Winston who does the yowl.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
No, I’m pretty sure it’s you. You call me, I answer, you find me. It all adds up. And then you sit with me. I’m always glad to have you sit with me.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
This story sounds pathetic. Madame is exaggerating this, to make it sound pathetic.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin, 
I’m a writer, I know perfectly well how to make something sound pathetic. If that’s what I wanted to do, I’d go into great detail describing the vocals. The deep timbre of your voice. The echo in the hallway. 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Toujours le sarcasm.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
I could make it cinematic. Add sound effects. And a musical element. A violin in the background. Or, no, a single plaintive cello.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The sarcasm is something Madame cannot resist.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
No, I guess not. But I do like your yowling. Some say it could be a sign of dementia, but you’ve been yowling for years, so I don’t worry about it. 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
This petit cat does not do the dementia.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
You certainly have no sign of dementia, as far as I can tell. You just yowl to find me. And I like to be found!
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The house has many rooms and Madame moves from room to room without a sound for this petit cat to keep track of.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Maybe I should make a yowly sound of my own every few minutes, to check in.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
C’est ça. Toujours le sarcasm.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

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