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Susan Wallington-Syms loved her uncle, but living with the dear old fellow did have its difficulties. For one thing, Major Danver Lavenby, hearing aid or not, got agitated every time she tried to adjust it for him; so for much of the time, conversation was difficult. Yet, for an unknown niece from London, he had been very hospitable, and had made her coming to Sydney easy. Her mother had warned that she had not seen her brother for years, and that he might be over-organized, in that over fussy way older people can be. None of that now mattered, as she was simply enchanted by Sydney.
This was her first trip abroad, and she had not told anyone there was a man in her life. The weather was perfect, and for the very first time in her life, she had a decent tan, and in every way, her new li
