The letter from Cristina Basili and my reply, both of which I forwarded
to you speak for themselves. You may remember Cristina as the visiting
cellist who so appalled you by boiling a live lobster in the 174 School
Street kitchen. I very much share your sentiments, habe mich aber an die
Tatsache gewöhnt dass wenige Menschen für meine Ehrfurcht vor dem Leben
Verständnis haben.

Cristina is spending July at a Yellow Barn Music Festival in Putney VT,
I explain her arrival in Boston two days earlier by the circumstance
that the two expensive airplane tickets, from Vienna to Boston, one for 
herself and one for her cello were probably cheaper in mid-week, and 
that she is prepared to accept inexpensive lodging around Boston for 
the two intervening days, just as did her parents in the 2016 Christmas 
week, - and as has Nathaniel with dog since January 2. Cristina may also 
be trying to re-establish with Nathaniel a professional relationship so 
that Ben Zander can hear her performance of Schumanns cello concerto.

I hope your sense of humor remains intact, that your vacation has not
been quenched by rain, and that your return trip will be uneventful