Chapter 56: Coming ToAfter the officer left, I said, “Tacoma, please take Rose into the sitting-room. I’m going to fetch a cold compress for her.”
Tacoma carried Rose to a chiffon and silk settee that I had purchased in France some years before and placed her down.
In the meantime, I bolted into the downstairs bathroom, fetched a hand cloth, soaked the cotton with chilled water, and then rushed back to Rose’s side.
After applying the cotton square to her forehead, I asked Tacoma, “Is it possible for you to carry her up to the spare bedroom where Katz slept? She’ll be safe there for the night. I’ll sleep in the chair at her side in case she wakes and wonders where she’s at.”
“Yes, I can do that.”
“Thank you, Tacoma. I’m sorry about all of this ugliness.”
“This is all very exciting for
