Adela was amazed, teased me in her elderly sister way but never for a moment took it seriously.

Molly was a mere bird of passage, an American girl staying with friends for a brief time, therefore my infatuation was a humorous thing.

But it was not so simple as that.

Molly stayed on, Dr.Inglis was indulgent, we met continually.

If her friends knew of it they did not care.