Aunt Bertha had sent nothing, as usual, but she didn't have any children and was rumored to have a sizable savings account.

I remember my Aunt Bertha used to wear one very much like it on rainy days.

And then she realised that Aunt Bertha had made no mention of these activities.

At the same time she couldn't help feeling surprised by the discovery that all was not as Aunt Bertha had surmised.

And then, unexpectedly, she was assailed by the strangest feeling that a greater force than Aunt Bertha had sent her to this place.

And hadn't Aunt Bertha said he'd gone to join his uncle in this outback place because he was completely finished with women?

What was she like, this woman who had affected not only Silas, but also Aunt Bertha?

It was unfortunate that Aunt Bertha had seen fit to phone so soon.

If you had ever loved him you'd have married him, despite Aunt Bertha's occupancy of the house.

Forcing a smile, she turned to him and said, 'Thank you for taking me to see Aunt Bertha.