Pym re-used the characters of Mark and Sophia, as well as the cat Faustina, from An Unsuitable Attachment for her short story "A Christmas Visit", commissioned by the Church Times in 1978.
The author Pym drew upon familiar characters – Mark, Sophia, and the cat Faustina – originally introduced in An Unsuitable Attachment for her holiday-themed tale "A Christmas Visit", which was specially commissioned by the Church Times in 1978.