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Chapter 32

           MyletteroftheMondaybeforewouldhavearrivedonFridayorSaturdayinLondon,shewouldhavebeenonaflightoutofEnglandthatday,perhapsfeelingfedup,halfanhourtokillatEllenikononimpulse,atelegram.Butitcamelikeanintrusionofdispensablerealityintopleasure,ofnowartificialdutyintoinstinct.Icouldn’tleavetheisland,Icouldn’twastethreedaysinAthens.Ireadthewretchedthingagain.Conchismusthavereadittootherewasnoenvelope.Demetriadeswouldhaveopeneditwhenitwasfirstdeliveredattheschool.SoConchiswouldknowIwasinvitedtoAthensandwouldguessthatthiswasthegirlIhadspokenabout,thegirlImust"swimtowards."Perhapsthatwaswhyhehadhadtogoaway.Theremightbearrangementstocancelforthenextweekend.Ihadassumedthathewouldinvitemeagain,givemethewholefourdaysofhalf-term;thatAlisonwouldnottakemylukewarmoffer.Icametoadecision.Aphysicalconfrontation,eventheproximitythatAlison’scomingtotheislandmightrepresent,wasunthinkable.Whateverhappened,ifImether,itmustbeinAthens.Ifheinvitedme,Icouldeasilymakesomeexcuseandnotgo.Butifhedidn’t,thenafterallIwouldhaveAlisontofallbackon.Iwoneitherway.Thebellrangagainforme.Itwaslunchtime.Icollectedmythingsanddrunkwiththesun,walkedheavilyupthepath.ButIwascovertlytryingtowatchineverydirection,preternaturallyonthealertforeventsinthemasque

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