For this, the Final: Current Ninety Three: David Tibet, Steven Stapleton, Andria Degens, with the assistance of Alice and Helen Potter. Mixed by Steven Stapleton and David Tibet. Engineered by Colin Potter at The Water Tower. All artwork by Babs Santini, with the assistance of Matt Black.

I wish to thank, most of all, the late Barbara Strachey Halpern for permission to publish this story for the first time, and her gift to me of a presentation copy of Myrtle, Rue and Cypress. Many thanks, too, to Fiorella Superbi and Giovanni Pagliarulo at I Tatti who gave me access to all of Count Stenbock's unpublished manuscripts and arranged for me to contact Barbara initially. Also to Corinne Richards for her many kindnesses to me and for sending me Love, Sleep and Dreams; to the present head of the Stenbock family, graf Jarl Stenbock; to Anne Kurepalu in Estonia; to Miss Kat at The House of Puss for typesetting, layout and much more over the years; to Michael Cashmore, as ever; and to Jeremy Reed and Gareth Vaughan. © Current Ninety Three 2000.

For this, the Final: Current Ninety Three: David Tibet, Steven Stapleton, Andria Degens, with the assistance of Alice and Helen Potter. Mixed by Steven Stapleton and David Tibet. Engineered by Colin Potter at The Water Tower. All artwork by Babs Santini, with the assistance of Matt Black.

I wish to thank, most of all, the late Barbara Strachey Halpern for permission to publish this story for the first time, and her gift to me of a presentation copy of Myrtle, Rue and Cypress. Many thanks, too, to Fiorella Superbi and Giovanni Pagliarulo at I Tatti who gave me access to all of Count Stenbock's unpublished manuscripts and arranged for me to contact Barbara initially. Also to Corinne Richards for her many kindnesses to me and for sending me Love, Sleep and Dreams; to the present head of the Stenbock family, graf Jarl Stenbock; to Anne Kurepalu in Estonia; to Miss Kat at The House of Puss for typesetting, layout and much more over the years; to Michael Cashmore, as ever; and to Jeremy Reed and Gareth Vaughan. © Current Ninety Three 2000.

This book is dedicated to the memories of Count Magnus Stenbock (28 September 1911 - 2 May 2007) and the many beautiful cats of Herrborum

May they abide in Heaven in great joy and peace

My gratitude to the late Barbara Strachey Halpern for permission to publish this story, and Fiorella Superbi and Giovani Pagliarulo of I Tatti for allowing me to use Stenbock's manuscripts. Thank you also to Kat Cormie for typesetting the original text, to Paul Jackson at Othila for his work and support, to Corinne Richards for her kindness, to Frederik Hulting for his friendship, to Andria Degens for her heart, and to Mark Logan, without whom we would have drowned.
Drawing of Count Stenbock, attributed to Simeon Solomon, and photograph of Count Stenbock reproduced through the kind permission of the late Count Magnus Stenbock.
Current 93 in the Tower of Flowers: David Tibet, Steven Stapleton, Andria Degens, Colin Potter, Alice Potter and Helen Potter. Recorded and engineered at The Water Tower by Colin Potter. Mixed by Steven Stapleton and David Tibet. Artwork by Babs Santini. Typesetting by Paul Jackson. Design by David Tibet and Paul Jackson (c) & (p) David Tibet/Current 93 2000/20007

David Tibet, August 11 2007