Graham Greene's most unusual, eccentric, and amusing book. How does the hashish end up in his mother's urn? Is Aunt Augusta involved? These and other uncomfortable questions must be faced by the respectable bachelor and retired bank clerk Henry Pullig after he decides to become the new travel companion of his vivacious aunt. Quirky experiences and macabre tales are the order of the day when traveling with the easygoing seventy-five-year-old. And it seems that her criminal potential is rubbing off on the proper Henry - together they plunge into a life full of danger and adventure.