“Everything,” she said. “In fact, all.”

I took a deep breath, followed by another.

“But what did he say?” I asked at last.

She closed her eyes for a moment.

“I’m afraid I oughtn’t to tell you,” she said. “You see, since then I’ve embraced religion.”

“Religion?” I said. “What religion?”

“Every religion,” she said. “I’ve embraced them all.”

“But how could you do that?” I asked.

“Oh, there was no difficulty,” she said. “It has always been natural to me to embrace.”

I glanced round the room.