He says, flatly, that he does not know what to do about it and is not asking for anything.

And then he says: I need to tell you about the invitation, and I want you to know I’m not saying this to get out of anything above.

And then he attached three screenshots.

Julian read that message on a Tuesday evening at his kitchen counter and he telephoned me at about nine o’clock and he could not speak for a while.

Part Thirty-One: The Bounce List