Chapter 15

           Thistimehewaswaitingformeatthetable.IdumpedmydufflebagbythewallandhecalledforMariatobringthetea.Hewasmuchlesseccentric,perhapsbecausehehadtransparentlydeterminedtopumpme.Wetalkedabouttheschool,aboutOxford,myfamily,aboutteachingEnglishtoforeigners,aboutwhyIhadcometoGreece.Thoughhekeptaskingquestions,IstillfeltthathehadnorealinterestinwhatIwassaying.Whatinterestedhimwassomethingelse,somespecificnessIexhibited,somecategoryIfilled.Iwasnotinterestinginmyself,butonlyasanexample.Itriedonceortwicetoreverseourroles,butheagainmadeitclearthathedidnotwanttotalkabouthimself.Isaidnothingabouttheglove.Onlyoncedidheseemreallysurprised.Hehadaskedmeaboutmyunusualname."French.MyancestorswereHuguenots.""Ah.""There’sawritercalledHonoréd’Urfé"Hegavemeaswiftlook."Heisanancestorofyours?""It’sjustafamilytradition.Noone’severtracedit.AsfarasIknow."Pooroldd’Urfé;Ihadusedhimbeforetosuggestcenturiesofhighculturelayinmyblood.Conchis’ssmilewasgenuinelywarm,almostradiant,andIsmiledback."Thatmakesadifference?""Itisamusing.""It’sprobablyallrubbish.""No,no,Ibelieveit.AndhaveyoureadL’Astree?""Formypains.Terriblebore.""Oui,unpeufade.Maispa.stoutafaitsanscharmes."Impeccableaccent;hecouldnotstopsmiling."SoyouspeakFrench.""Notverywell.""Ihaveadirectlinkwithlegrandsiècleatmytable.""Hardlydirect.

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