Of course he had tried to puzzle out the sender, but Aldous' investigative efforts were rather thwarted by how flabbergasted he was to have received such a note. True, he had not exactly had a long time to mull over it, but still—when he tried, the wizard was invariably distracted by confusion and amazement.

"If I could think of any such lady, my dear," he answered, "I assure you that I might have mentioned her to you before now."