A loving couple whose marriage the State refuses to recognise may be forced to leave the country
"Genie - don't be stupid. Come back in," she exclaims, as a tiny creature of indeterminate vintage scampers along the terrazzo hallway, making for the exit but going nowhere fast.
What looks like a ball of grey angora wool eventually manages to unravel itself and settle at my feet, sniffing the ankles for the scent of a canine companion.