She was a friend of mother's, years and years ago, and father was the cause of their parting, a quarrel about something, she didn't say exactly what.

And it had suddenly struck her that she would like to know how we were getting on.

Then she asked me to promise that I would tell no one.' 'She knew about mother's death, I suppose ?' 'Oh yes, she knew about that.

It happened not very long after the affair that parted them.

She asked a good many questions about you.