January 15th
9.30 a.m
I did call U.N.C.L.E's Miss Lisa Rogers a few days ago, just to ask her if there was anything reassuring I could tell the child. Miss Rogers was full of sympathy, but replied that no one at UNCLE had any information at all, of the whereabouts or condition of Messrs. Solo and Kuryakin. They had been sent on an important mission, but were three weeks overdue, and no word had been heard from either of them. All she did say was that two teams of agents had been sent to try and trace them, and ensure that their mission was, in fact, completed. Millions of lives depended upon it. She had nothing further to tell me except to promise to let me know as soon as she was able to give me any news.
It has taken me four days to work out what to tell Katiya, or whether to leave things be for the time being. Wint believes the child should be told the truth, and I agree with him of course, but Wint is not the one who will have to do the telling. I am the one who will have to sit her down and explain to her that there is a chance that her papa might not ever come back. I will tell her after school today. Wint is taking Polly out on the tractor this afternoon, to shift some of the snow from the barns and yards, so I will have the chance to speak to the little girl in relative privacy. If needs be I will keep her away from school tomorrow. I'll have to let you know what happens later.