Might not the scent have been carried that way ?" "Of course it might, and probably was.

I never thought of that.

Is there any possible way of guessing approximately how long a scent will remain?
You see, this is a natural scent, and may derive from a place where it has been effective for thousands of years.

Then, does a scent of any kind carry with it any form or quality of another kind, either good or evil?
I ask you because one ancient name of the house lived in by the lady who was attacked by the mongoose was 'The Lair of the White Worm.' If any of these things be so, our difficulties have multiplied indefinitely.

They may even change in kind.