“My aunt waited for a moment before continuing, doubtless because she wanted to allow me some time to digest everything she was telling me. There was an awful lot to take in, and I still had myriad questions to ask. But I decided to wait until she was finished. Otherwise I would be taking the risk of throwing her off her track, or worse still, of annoying her with my interruption, which in itself might cause her to refuse to continue.
“But for the moment I seemed to have her on my side, and I was grateful for that. Her initial hostility towards me seemed to have lessened somewhat, to the point where she appeared too wrapped up in her story to remember her initial reluctance to speak to me.”
“Well, at least that was the version of the truth I was given at the time. Not surprisingly, neith
