Chapter FiveLela fortunately did not have to tell her aunt that she had been all the way to Amsterdam.
When she arrived back, wondering what she should say, she found that the Baroness was fast asleep.
She had obviously taken the special pills that took away her pain, but also inevitably made her drowsy.
She therefore did not see the Baroness until late in the evening.
After dinner when she went to her bedroom, she found her awake, but still not thinking very clearly.
“Have you been all right, my dearest child?” she asked.
“Yes, of course, Aunt Edith, and I are so sorry you are in pain.”
“It has gone now,” the Baroness replied, “and tomorrow we must have a long talk together. I have remembered that I have some souvenirs of your mother that I am sure you would – enjoy seeing.”
“I wo
