Whatever man he is a dandy of some sort no doubt.

Evil Hansel’s mother lives in a duplex on the river she is legit and she is married to a guy from Gibraltar and she sees her father but it’s not like they’re close.

Eiger drives a German automobile with a customized engine. When he is at Die Festung he stores it in a secure garage by the cable car. In town he parks it at the Commodore Hotel.

He eats at a particular table at a particular restaurant where they know him. They know how he takes his coffee.

He has an apartment in Doha on the sixty-first floor of a steel-and-glass tower called Karlsbad House.

He does his high-street banking at a Swiss private bank that is designed to look like a small family firm and has branches in 101 countries. Every week of his life is defined by a schedule that is insofar as he can make it exactly like the last one.

I know how to do this.

I know.

—

“Hi I am Banjo Telemark hi I—yes the artist THAT’S RIGHT gosh I am so flattered that you—oh in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung right yes that photo OMIGOSH that photo is so embarrassing—what is it you say here HERR GOTT NO’MAL—aha hahaha ahah—yes anyway my GOSH what they did to my chin in that photo no really I am shy oh then just one selfie just one but just for your personal site—hi yes this is my manager Dr. Brunhild Hexenjammer—listen I—well thank you I would like to order suits for all of my team yes also the women but in the men’s style—yes—yes—well I appreciate both the—no the timing is important it must be immediately but I appreciate—yes here is a check by way of persuasion—yes that really is a lot of money it was paid to me by the sultan of—yes he very much is a collector. Yes so I would like them all to have something a little special I leave that to you and them there are five of us in total but as I say—”

And that is Eiger’s suit delayed until after the fair.

It doesn’t matter at all he has plenty. It doesn’t matter at all. It’s not substantive.

But it is the world come calling.

—

“Good morning sir.”

“Good morning Mr. Telemark.”

“Good morning.”

“Yes you have said.”

“Indeed so well to business then. I wish to open an account.”

“Very good here are the forms. You will also require certain—oh I see that you have prepared well—”

“Yes I like to be expeditious in financial matters—”

“That is excellent but we will also require one—”

“Yes here and also I think recently there has been added a—”

“Yes indeed thank you that is most efficient I do respect such—”