Chapter 28

           "BuenosAires.Ilivedtherefornearlyfouryears,untilthespringof1919.IquarreledwithmyuncleAnastasios,IgaveEnglishlessons,Itaughtthepiano.AndIfeltperpetuallyinexilefromEurope.Myfatherwasnevertospeakorwritetomeagain,butafterawhileIbegantohearfrommymother."IglancedatLily,butnow,backinrole,shewaswatchingConchiswithapolitelyinterestedexpressiononherface.Lamplightbecameher,infinitely."OnlyonethingofimportancehappenedtomeintheArgentine.AfriendtookmeonesummeronatouroftheAndeanprovinces.Ilearntabouttheexploitedconditionsunderwhichthepeonsandgauchoshadtolive.Iurgentlyfelttheneedtosacrificemyselffortheunderprivileged.Variousthingswesawdecidedmetobecomeadoctor.Buttherealityofmynewcareerwasharsh.ThemedicalfacultyatBuenosAireswouldnotacceptme,andIhadtoworkdayandnightforayeartolearnenoughsciencetobeenrolled."Butthenthewarended.Myfatherdiedsoonafter.Thoughheneverforgaveme,ormymotherforhavinghelpedmebothintohisworldandoutofit,hewassufficientlymyfathertoletsleepingdogslie.SofarasIknowmydisappearancewasneverdiscoveredbytheauthorities.Mymotherwasleftasufficientincome.TheresultofallthiswasthatIreturnedtoEuropeandsettledinPariswithher.WelivedinahugeoldflatfacingthePantheon,andIbegantostudymedicineseriously.Amongthemedicalstudentsagroupformed.

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