Daniel had asked for no delivery, and sending one could expose private memories to other people.

“Can he have it after?” Elliot asked.

“He could.

That would be another choice.”

“I want it there before he talks about the new beginning.”

I considered it carefully.

I had my own hurt about the day, and it would have been easy to call that support for Elliot without examining it.

In the end, I permitted the keepsakes to be delivered in a closed box addressed personally to Daniel at the reception desk, with no request for an announcement or display.