Chapter 9 Summary

The next morning, James finds himself with Dave, drinking coffee in Covent Garden Market. They seemed to be in the part of the market devoted to flowers and he decided he would take some to Anna. He picked out roses that were white, pink and saffron and Dave added an armful of peonies to them to make a wondrous bouquet. Then Dave remembered that he had a letter that had come for James a couple days earlier. It was from Anna and all it said was I want to see you urgently. Please come to the Theatre.

James took a taxi at once and was amazed to find that the Theatre had gone; movers and demolition crews were gutting the interior that had seemed so intriguing and mysterious just a few nights ago. He went inside and could find no sign of Anna...