“So, after scraping the initials off Dickie’s two suitcases, he sent them, locked, from #Naples to the American Express Company, #Venice, together with two canvases he had begun painting in #Palermo, in the name of Robert S. Fanshaw, to be stored until called for. The only things he kept with him were Dickie’s rings, which he put into the bottom of an ugly little brown leather box belonging to Thomas Ripley, that he had somehow kept with him for years everywhere he travelled or moved to, and which was otherwise filled with his own interesting collection of cuff-links, collar pins, odd buttons, a couple of fountain-pen points, and a spool of white thread with a needle stuck in it.” -Patricia Highsmith, “The Talented Mr. Ripley”. #verytroubledchild #darjeelingbag #number4 #number8 #number9 🌴🐘🌴 #travelbag #patriciahighsmith