Q. After my mother's funeral, I wrote a letter of
thanks to her cleaner (who helped to look after her in her final illness and of whom she was very fond). As my mother would have wished, I enclosed £200 in cash. I put the letter through her door four months ago, but have since heard nothing. Is it too late to make some inquiry, or should I let it go?
C. T., Southsea, Hampshire A. Agonise no further. Your mother's cleaner would hardly be surprised were you to telephone her to thank her once again for her care of your mother, and to find out how she is and whether she has managed to find alternative employment. After five minutes or so of generalised chat, round off the calf by saying, 'And you got the £200?' in cheery, non-accusatory tones. If you fail to do this, you will never know whether the money was intercepted,
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