I don't doubt you were upset.

Well. You're right, of course: the parents have every reason to keep that secret.

I do hope, though, that they made no slips with their own secret and that their neighbours were truly not aware of the child's existence.

But you say he has a harelip? I will do a bit of reading up, then, in preparation for Easter. I feel sure there have been advances since I was in training and studied the restorative techniques.