Mike Dixon

The album contained photographs going back over 100
years. Kirstin recorded names and dates and a clear picture
emerged. She wondered why she had not seen it before.
The answer no doubt lay in the Pagets‟ insistence on calling
everyone Auntie or Uncle regardless of their true rela-
tionships. And there was the further complication of Cecilia
marrying her second cousin. Plus the cunning ruse by which
Charlie married his father‟s mistress (Rose aka Grace) and
passed himself off as the father of their child, Harald. Kirstin
sketched out the Paget family tree and it was surprisingly
simple.
Everything had fallen neatly into place. She got up and
prepared for bed. Then doubts flooded back.
Rose aka Grace … it was a vital detail!
She was certain about Rosie and Rosalind but what about
Rosie and Grace? As Alan said, two people might look alike
but that doesn‟t make them the same person. A feeling of
panic swept over her then, from the recesses of her mind,
she heard George talking to her over the years.
It had happened in the sixties. She‟d been sent out on a
rushed assignment and had swapped her miniskirt for more
formal attire. The target was a Hong Kong businessman and
the place was the Canberra Theatre. She‟d located the target
and whispered the secret message in his ear – only to en-