The best things about visiting Mother's friend, Betty, were the cats, the beach, and the clam chowder! Jessica loved cats, but cats weren't allowed in their apartment in the city, so it was a treat to see Malt, Ramsey, and Sherlock now and then.
The book of Second Kings records that the servant of Elisha the prophet went out one morning to find that the king of Syria had sent horses and chariots and surrounded the city by night.
