I really can't tell how the minds and the imaginations of such aunts and uncles are affected by such rare visitations.

Mythology may give us a hint.
There is the story of Danae, for instance." "There is," remarked Mills calmly, "but I don't remember any aunt or uncle in that connection." "And there are also certain stories of the discovery and acquisition of some unique objects of art.

The sly approaches, the astute negotiations, the lying and the circumventing.

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