She dreaded the journey and she did not care to leave Auchnasaugh at any time. Nor did she take pleasure in other people’s birthdays. This one had been more than usually provoking because Hector and Vera had given Lulu her very own shaggy black Shetland pony. Janet felt that ponies belonged to her personal area of expertise which she did not want to share with anyone. They were invading her territory.
