“This whole building used to be one house,” Mimsy explained. “A thirty-room mansion. Edith’s father, Robert Fox, bought it from Henry Alton, an old New York shipping magnate. Later on, her father broke it up into one- and two-bedroom apartments—this is the only original part of the building that remains.” She waved her arms around. “It’s amazing, isn’t it?” “I’ve never been anyplace like this,” I said. “It’s the only home I’ve had in my life,” Edith said.
