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Rats, she thought.

Mrs Digby didn’t like rats. She especially didn’t like being alone with rats – the thieves, whoever they were, had left her in the warehouse with only the TV for company but at least they hadn’t bothered to tie her up. ‘Where’s she gonna go?’ the thuggish-looking man had said.

OK, so she might not be able to escape, but Mrs Digby wasn’t about to put up with any rats.

They might be one of God’s many creatures, but I’ll be darned if I’m going to share my dinner with them. She was fond of saying this whenever she saw a rat, whether it be up close and personal or on some TV show.

She listened harder and picked up an oriental lamp. You come through here Mr Rat and you are going to be mincemeat I’m telling you.

The scraping sound stopped.

Mrs Digby stood stock-still.

Was it listening?

Get a grip on yourself, old lady.