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Chapter 18

           Iwasjustintimetoglimpseapaleshapeatthefarendofthehousemoveupthestepsandunderthecolonnade.Icouldnotseewell,myeyeshadbeendazzled,afterthedarkness,bythecandle.ButitwasnotMaria;awhiteness,aflowingwhiteness,alongcoatoradressinggownIhadonlyasecond’ssight,butIknewitwasawomanandIknewitwasnotanoldwoman.Isuspected,too,thatIhadbeenmeanttoseeher.Becauseifonewantedtogetintothehouseunheard,onewouldn’tcrossthegravel,butapproachthehousefromtherear,orthefarside.TherewasasoundfromthebedroomandConchisappearedinthelamplitdoorway,carryingatraywithabottleandtwoglasses.Iwaitedtillhehadsetitbythecandle."Youknowsomeonehasjustcomeindownstairs."Hebetrayednottheleastsurprise.Heuncorkedthebottleandcarefullypouredthebrandy."Amanorawoman?""Awoman.""Ah."Hehandedmemybrandy."ThisismadeatthemonasteryofArkadioninCrete."Hesnuffedthecandleandwentbacktohischair.Iremainedstanding."Youdidsayyoulivedalone.""IsaidthatIlikedtogivetheislanderstheimpressionthatIlivedalone."ThedrynessinhisvoicemademefeelthatIwasbeingverynaïve.Thewomanwassimplyhismistress,whomforsomereasonhedidnotwantmetomeet;orperhapswhodidnotwanttomeetme.Iwentandsatdownontheloungingchair."I’mbeingtactless.Forgiveme.""Nottactless.Perhapsalittlelackinginimagination.""IthoughtperhapsIwasmeanttonoticewhatobviouslyI’mnotmeanttonotice

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