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Chapter 5

           Hehadtriedhardtoacquirethetriunepersonalityofthephilhellefleinfashiongentleman,scholar,thugbuthespokewithasecondhandaccentandtheclipped,sparseprepsehoolismsofaViscountMontgomery.Hewasdogmatic,unbrooking,lostoffthebattlefield.Imanagedtokeepmyendup,overpinkgins;Itoldhimmywarhadconsistedoftwoyears’ardentlongingfordemobilization.Itwasabsurd.Iwantedinformationfromhim,notantipathy;sointheendImadeaneffort,confessedIwasaRegularArmyofficer’ssonandaskedhimwhattheislandlookedlike.

           Henoddedatthefood-standonthebar."There’stheisland."Hepointedwithhiscigarette."That’swhatthelocalscallit."HesaidsomewordinGreek."ThePasty.Shape,oldboy.Centralridge.Here’syourschoolandyourvillageinthiscorner.Alltherestofthisnorthsideandtheentiresouthsidedeserted.That’sthelieoftheland."

           "Theschool?"

           "BestinGreece,actually."

           "Discipline?"Hestiffenedhishandkaratefashion.

           "Teachingproblems?"

           "Usualstuff."Hepreenedhismoustacheinthemirrorbehindthebar;mentionedthenamesoftwoorthreebooks.

           Iaskedhimaboutlifeoutsidetheschool.

           "Isn’tany.Island’sdamnbeautiful,ifyoulikethatsortofthing.Birdsandthebees,allthatcaper."

           "There’savillage,isn’tthere?"

           Hesmiledgrimly."Oldboy,yourGreekvillageisn’tlikeanEnglishvillage.Masters’wives.Halfadozenofficials.Oddpaterandmateronavisit."

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