31/35 They told me that she died in the asylum." He was still watching her closely, as if he were observing the effect on her nerves of each word he uttered. "Did they tell you the cause of it ?" She shook her head. "That was all they ever told me." "You mean your father never mentioned it to you? But, if she is my mother's sister, why has she never written to me ?" "Ah, that's just it! She was afraid your father wouldn't like it. |