“It was an accident. My hat blew off, a Fife fisherman got it for me. I liked the man, and went back to Fife with him.”
“Accidents open the door to Fate. Now then, what singular thing happened to you in Fife?”
“Nothing unusual happened. Is this my catechism or yours, Mary?”
“We can divide it. It is your turn to question.”
“Do you know why I left home?”
“You had a ‘difference’ with Uncle John.”
“What about?”
“Money, I dare say. I feel sure you were very extravagant while you were abroad.”
“It was not about money.”
“About going into business then? You ought to do something, Allan. It is a shame for you to be so lazy.”