Around mid day, K phoned the front desk and was told that Ms. Brant had checked out, but left an envelope for her. They asked if she wanted the package delivered to her room and K said, “Yes. Please.”
In an envelope of the hotel’s elegant stationary was a hand-written note:
Katrine, I apologize for leaving early, but unfortunately, I have important other business to attend to in Rome.
I will contact you again soon, but I think you will do fine without my further interference.
Joan Breamer, a woman from my solicitor’s office, will contact you tomorrow and provide assistance in getting your assets in order and helping with anything you may need. The hotel concierge is also ready to assist you at any time, should you want to shop, tour, dine or just wander the city, with or without an e
