“Look at the size o’ that,” she whispered loudly to her husband. “Compared tae the totty wee thing they gave us. Cheek o’ it!”
She was sitting beside a small coffee table, on which was placed the big cat in the photo. Made from Murano glass, Alison had brought it back from one of our trips to Venice. The “totty wee thing” she was referring to is also in the photo, a Swarovski Crystal cat. Alison bought two of them during another trip abroad, one especially for our complaining guest. Each one was twice the cost of the big glass cat.
As I put down her coffee on the table, I wanted to say: “It’s no’ the size that matters, you moron.” But I bit my tongue.