“No.”

“Why not?”

“We wanted to keep out of it.”

“You haven’t told anyone?”

“You’re the first living mortal that we’ve told.”

Mason said, “I’m going to think this over.”

“Don’t be a fool,” she told him. “There’s nothing to think over. You keep quiet, and we keep quiet.”

Mason said, “As a lawyer, it’s my duty to advise you that you should communicate what you know to the police.”

She got to her feet and said, “All right, you’ve done your duty.”

“You’re not going to say anything to them?” Mason asked.