Perhaps," with a quick smile as she thought of Mrs.
Sykes, "perhaps you may have heard of her--of her fantastic ideas?
They are really quite harmless and apart from them she is the most sensible person I know.

But lately, just the other day, something happened--" He checked her with an almost imperceptible gesture.

"Could you tell me about it from the beginning ?" Esther looked troubled.

"I do not know much about the beginning.

You see, Aunt Amy is my step-mother's aunt, and I have only known her since she came to live with us shortly after my father's second marriage.