I was taken along, and warned to be on mybest behaviour. I was informed that the lady, my Great Aunt, was abouteighty years old and that she was under...tood to be "Well off," althoughI could not see the significance of this at the time. She lived alonein the ground floor room of her house, with a neighbour acting as herdaily help and companion. Her Doctor and the District Nurses madefrequent visits, and she seemed to be well cared for and looked after.The neighbour let us in, and then left us. .. it's delicious. So fresh tasting and tangy," the graduate student said as she sipped the cool, thick drink. She didn't really think so and she began to drink it in larger gulps to get rid of it. It had an almost bitter taste.Wilson was a bit nervous. The doctor who had given him the 'persuader potion' had cautioned him about mixing it with alcohol or other medicines. Maybe the results would not be what Wilson wanted?It happened suddenly. One moment Beth was taking the last bite of her. Taking a dozen leather sacks that he had sewn for this job, he headed into the cavern and collected more of the crystals. He had barely made a dent in what was in the cavern and knew he would be able to come back and collect a lot more in years to come.He also suspected the other crevice he had found led to another lower cavern. He had smelt a whiff of sulphur from that crevice. He planned to come back and investigate the system more when he had time. As a safeguard, he even shifted a few rocks. “Ten minutes” I replied, shocking him even further. The day was ending, and dusk was beginning to fall. The birds were all coming home to roost. I continued to sit-in front of him, with a smile on my face. He was truly in a quandary. And then, he looked at me and first the time that evening, he smiled, his warm deep smile. I had won. “Give me ten minutes he said and went in. He came back a little later after a quick bath. “Yogitha!” He called from his bedroom. When I went in, I was not prepared.