Jean misses three things in particular about her other life – her late husband, and housework and dancing. She loves doing housework and is always vacuuming and dusting and straightening out at the Mansion. She loves to dance with Red, and it is sweet to see the ballet that evolves between them.

Jean hums a tune in her head, sometimes out loud, the two sway back and forth a bit. Then Jean goes back to cleaning.

“Hello Red,” Jean says, “will you dance with me?” Red always puts his ears back and holds out a paw, and he and Jean dance. It is quite a beautiful thing to see, wordless and full of feeling. My time at the Mansion is always filled with moments that stick.

Red has such a wonderful sense of what people want and need from him. He never fails them.