Chapter 16

           Thebedwasacheapironone.Besidesasecondtable,acarpet,andanarmchair,therewasonlyanold,lockedcassone,ofakindtobefoundineverycottageontheisland.Itwastheleastlikelymillionaire’sspareroomimaginable.Thewallswerebareexceptforaphotographofanumberofvillagemenstandinginfrontofahousethehouse.IcouldmakeoutayoungerConchisinthecenter,wearingastrawhatandshorts,andtherewasonewoman,apeasantwoman,thoughnotMaria,becauseshewasMaria’sageinthephotoanditwasplainlytwentyorthirtyyearsold.Iheldupthelampandturnedthepictureroundtoseeiftherewasanythingwrittenontheback.Buttheonlythingtherewasafragilegecko,whichclungsplayfootedtothewallandwatchedmewithcloudyeyes.Geckoslikeseldom-usedrooms.Onthetablebytheheadofthebedtherewasaflatshelltoserveasanashtray,andthreebooks;acollectionofghoststories,anoldBibleandalargethinvolumeentitledTheBeautiesofNature.Theghoststoriespurportedtobetrue,"authenticatedbyatleasttworeliablewitnesses."ThelistofcontentsBorleyRectory,TheIsleofManPolecat,No.18DenningtonRoad,TheManwiththeLimpremindedmeofbeingillatboardingschool.IopenedTheBeautiesofNature.Thenaturewasallfemale,andthebeautyallpectoral.

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