Dear Marion,

Just another thank you note for your advice, which I will
accept. I won't give Notice to the Court or to anyone else
about my password protected file of the correspondence
between Mr. Pucci and myself; and in time I'll erase it and
use the web space for a more edifying project.

Although I believe your argument: to avoid being the turnip
that falls off the truck, to be valid, my conscious reasoning
is somewhat different. I've never been shy about being
exceptional - etwas Besonderes -, a stance which is sometimes
effective and the benefits of which in my experience outweigh
the disadvantages. What's uppermost in my mind is the harsh
criticism of Mr. Ciarmantaro, which though unavoidable to
make my point in letters such as I wrote, nonetheless fails to
do justice to the complexity of the situation. Articulating
such severe criticism is not congenial to me. I'd rather,
when the time comes, just state the facts, and let the Court
draw its own conclusions.  That's what I will do.

Meanwhile I've been working with some self-satisfaction on
Chapter 43. At this juncture, I can't imagine my days without
composition; and at least what I insert into the novel is not
an annoying nuisance to you. But when your letter comes, I'll
answer it. Thank you again.

Stay well.

Jochen