Yes, your Mother did make rather a stir with her visit to St Mungo's. The press seem much more interested in covering things like that; there's been no official word at all about the missing girls. Either they made their way home and that wasn't deemed newsworthy, or something terrible's befallen them and the world is turning a blind eye.

I should think it did tingle. Ginger is rather famous for that property, and I gather that some folks find it appealing for just that reason. To each their own.