The next day an official of the foreign office called Fromm to convey his sorrow and an oblique message. “Frau Bella,” he said, “I am deeply shocked. I know how terrible your loss is. Frau von Huhn died of pneumonia.” “Nonsense!” Fromm snapped. “Who told you that? She committed—” “Frau Bella, please understand, our friend had pneumonia. Further explanations are undesirable. In your interest, as well.”
