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Chapter 23

           Hehadlonghair,asquarecollarofwhitelaceattheneck,andtwowhitebands.Blackshoeswithpewterbuckles.Hestoodthereintheshadows,posed,aRembrandt,disturbinglyauthenticandyetenormouslyoutofplaceaheavy,solemnmanwithareddishface.RobertFoulkes.Ilookedround,halfexpectingtoseeConchissomewherebehindme.Buttherewasnoone.Ilookedbackatthefigure,whichhadnotmoved,whichcontinuedtostareatmefromtheshadethroughthesunlightoverthegulley.Andthenanotherfigureappearedfrombehindthecarob.Itwasawhitefacedgirlofaboutfourteenorfifteen,inalongdarkbrowndress.Icouldmakeoutasortofclosefittingpurplecaponthebackofherhead.Herhairwaslong.Shecamebesidehim,andshealsostaredatme.Shewasmuchshorterthanhewas,barelytohisribs.Wemusthavestood,thethreeofus,staringateachotherfornearlyhalfaminute.ThenIraisedmyarm,withasmileonmyface.Therewasnoresponse.Imovedtenyardsorsoforward,outintothesunlight,asfarasIcould,totheedgeofthegulley."Goodday,"IcalledinGreek."Whatareyoudoing?"Andthenagain:"Tikanete?"Buttheymadenottheleastreply.Theystoodandstaredatmethemanwithavagueanger,itseemed,thegirlexpressionlessly.Aflawofthesun-windblewabrownbanner,somepartofthebackofherdress,outsideways.Ithought,it’sHenryJames.Theoldman’sdiscoveredthatthescrewcouldtakeanotherturn.Andthen,hisbreathtakingimpudence.Irememberedtheconversationaboutthenovel.

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