The Lady Vanishes
relate the simpler of the two. A young couple took with them on a motor tour in Spain an elderly and prosperous aunt, partly out of kindness and partly because she agreed to pay most of their expenses. One afternoon, feeling a little weary, she elected to remain in the car while they finished their sight-seeing. When they returned she was still in the back seat; but she was dead. The young couple, who spoke no Spanish. were in a frightful state and decided to seek out the British Consulate. The Consul heard their story with sympathy, undertook to see what could be done to save them from being too deeply embroiled with the Spanish police, and told them to bring the car into the patio while he telephoned for a doctor. When they got out into the street they found that the car had been stolen... . lit was recovered some time later, but Auntie was no longer on board and no trace of her has since been found. Whether these things happened, and what sequel they have had. I do not know; but I think it will be agreed that the scenario has a certain macabre plausibility.
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