date book

“In 1934, he buys a date book, and every year thereafter he buys an identical one except for the year on the cover. Everything he did, every meeting, every phone call, was documented.”

In addition to the weapons and his clothing—a black felt slouch hat, black wool coat, black pants, big knee-high black leather riding boots with spurs—he took only a velvet-cased compass, keys, a whistle, a date book, a pencil, some money, a small knife, and a few other small items, including small photographs of five of his favorite girlfriends.

He opened his small date book.

THE BONDS: With “No Time to Die” recently out and the 60th anniversary of the James Bond franchise next year, Taschen is out with a hefty, up to date book for the coffee table covering the making of every single movie.

When Mrs. Sharpe looked in the date book weeks later, she saw 1212 scribbled hurriedly, in his handwriting, on the day of his death.