The black cat
turned up the thermostat
another degree or two*.
Unfortunately, she was observed doing so.
‘I saw you!’ said the Black Cat’s human.
‘Don’t you think it’s warm enough in here as it is?’
The. Black Cat considered the worth of a rhetorical question for a few seconds, and then went off to see if the airing cupboard door had been haplessly left open once more.
.
*Two, definitely.