When she arrived at her hotel, Rachel was greeted by the receptionist, “Signora, the florist has been again.” He handed her a large sheaf of summer flowers - flowers of many colours, wrapped in green tissue paper and tied with a gold ribbon. They took her breath away for a moment. She reached out and took them, “Many thanks.” Her heart beat faster as she wondered who was sending her flowers.

On reaching her room she looked more closely at the sheaf. Tucked carefully among th...