She had no doubt that Ronald was now a desperate man and would carry out his threat to silence the person whose evidence could send him to prison for a very long time. Both Kit and the archangel had agreed that it was the best course of action and next day, with Rosa’s help, Stella managed to get Maud to the station and they boarded the train which would take them to Romford. It took their combined efforts to keep Maud calm during the journey as she sat clutching the cat basket with an irate Timmy imprisoned inside. If getting on the train had been difficult, getting off at their destination proved even more problematic. Maud had fallen asleep, aided by a generous tot of brandy which was administered in an attempt to calm her nerves, but Timmy had continued to howl, much to the annoyance of their fellow passengers. Rosa alighted onto the platform and held her hand up to take the basket, but Timmy had managed to get one paw through the wicker bars and was lashing out with the ferocity of a wild cat.
