To Will Barter

It's ten to two in the afternoon and I've been waiting for my little sister, Vivi, since one-thirty.

I find they have a very reliable routine and, I'll tell you the best thing of all: if I want to check that my bedside clock's correct, I have only to ring this little bell and someone comes day or night, whatever the time.

Published as The Sister in the US and as The Behaviour of Moths in the UK.