"There was only one place worth mentioning, and that is this: I proceeded to the home of Lloyd's famous insurance company, for the purpose of renewing the acquaintance of, engaging in conversation with, and determining the well-being of the senior female nobility, one of my close friends."
"Felis catus, Felis catus, enumerate the activities in which you engaged."
"Well, the most rousing and stimulating of my undertakings was the episode during which I detected the presence of a long-tailed vermin. After a few moments of olfactory triangulation, followed by visual confirmation of the three-dimensional location of the critter, which was, by the way, beneath the woman's dais, attempting to ensconce itself amid the umbrage afforded by said throne. Anyway, I put on my standard spit 'n' hackles look (terrifying, indeed!). The rodent, appropriately intimidated and dismayed, scampered away, panicking. I chose then, rather than make a faux pas, to allow the escape of the would-be prey rather than make a bloody mess on the royal carpet. My compassionate nature, I guess."