Lacking money, she begged the fare to London from her godfather, J. M. Barrie, and used the sum intended for her return ticket for two single passages, for herself and her youngest son.Tony Gould, "Inside Outsider: The Life and Times of Colin MacInnes" (Penguin, 1983 She claimed that her parents were ageing, and needed her, but she certainly also preferred the more comfortable life available with them in London. Her second son, Colin, followed her to England soon after, but Graham stayed in Melbourne.
