No worries, love. It formed a very lovely pattern of a dragon on my desk-blotter. I shall treasure it always.

The Jordaan is a wonderful neighbourhood, very interesting and colourful. You'll love it, I promise. Just don't accept anything your dogfather offers you, whether it's to eat, drink or smoke. Trust me.

Your mum did indeed have a guitar. She taught me a few chords, and if you'd like I could teach them to you. She would have liked that, I think.

She would have liked you. Both of them. I know it.