16th September 1938

Aunty Molly came to stay with us. She sleptin the little orange room. When she left on 28 September she gave Marion some money to buy gifts for us all, instructing her to keep it a secret till she had gone. Eight days later Marion came into our room, saying, "Oh, Mummy, I have the tickles all over, I have such a wonderm secret." Then she told us about the money which she had put away, in the secret drawer of her antique secretaire. She intended buying presents for us all at christmas and keeping the secret about where the money came from forever. However, she thought if she bought us so many gifts, Mummy, might wonder if she had stolen the money from me to do so. Thus she decided it was better to tell me now.