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Chapter 13

           "Itriedtogethimtoreturnmysmile,toconfessthathehadbeenpullingmyleg;buthismasklikefacewasdrainedofhumor."Imaketworequestsofyou.Oneisthatyoutellnooneovertherethatyouhavemetme.Thisisbecauseofcertaineventsthathappenedduringthewar.""I’veheardaboutthat.""Whathaveyouheard?""Thestory.""Therearemanyversionsofthestory.Butnevermindnow.ForthemIamarecluse.Nooneeverseesme.Youunderstand?""Ofcourse.Ishan’ttellanyone."Iknewwhatthenextrequestwouldbe:nottovisithimagain."Mysecondrequestisthatyoucomeherenextweekend.AndstaySaturdayandSundaynights.Thatis,ifyoudonotmindthewalkingbackearlyonMondaymorning.""Thankyou.Thankyouverymuch.I’dloveto.""Ithinkwehavemanythingstodiscover.""’Weshallnotceasefromexploration’?""Youreadthatinthebookonthebeach?""Didn’tyouleaveitformetoread?"Helookeddown."Well.Yes.Itwasleft.Andyoureadit.""Ihadafeelingsomeonewaswatchingme.Itwasyou?"Hisdarkbrowneyesburntupintomine;hetookalongmomenttoreply.Thefaintestghostofasmile."Doyoufeelthatyouarebeingwatchednow?"Andonceagainhiseyesflickedpastmyshoulders,asifhecouldseesomethingsomewayinsidethetrees.Ilookedround.Thepineswereempty.Ilookedbackathim;ajoke?Hewasstillsmiling,asmalldrysmile."AmI?""Imerelywondered,Mr.Urfe."Heheldouthishand."Ifforsomereasonyoucannotcome,leaveamessageatSarantopoulos’sforHermes

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