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Chapter 5

           Heraisedhisneck,asifhisshirtcollarwastootight.Itwasatic;madehimfeelauthoritative."Afewvillas.Butthey’reallboardedupfortenmonthsoftheyear."

           "You’renotexactlysellingtheplacetome."

           "It’sremote.Let’sfaceit,bloodyremote.Andyou’dfindthepeopleinthevillasprettydamndull,Icantellyou.There’sonethatyoumightsayisn’t,butIdon’tsupposeyou’llmeethim."

           "Oh?"

           "Actually,wehadarowandItoldhimprettyeffingquickwhatIthoughtofhim."

           "Whatwasitallabout?"

           "Bastardcollaboratedduringthewar.Thatwasreallyattherootofit."Heexhaledsmoke."Noyou’llhavetoputupwiththeotherbeaksifyouwantchat."

           "TheyspeakEnglish?"

           "Mostof’emspeakFrog.There’stheGreekchapwhoteachesEnglishwithyou.Cockylittlebastard.Gavehimablackeyeoneday."

           "You’vereallypreparedthegroundforme."

           Helaughed."Gottokeep’emdown,youknow."Hefelthismaskhadslippedalittle."Yourpeasant,especiallyyourCretanpeasant,saltoftheearth.Wonderfulchaps.Believeme.Iknow."

           Iaskedhimwhyhe’dleft.Hebecameincoherent.

           "Writingabook,actually.Wartimeexperiencesandallthat.Seemypublisher."

           Therewassomethingforlornabouthim;IcouldimaginehimbrisklydashingaboutlikeadestructiveBoyScout,blowingupbridgesandwearingpicturesqueoffbeatuniforms;buthehadtoliveinthisdullnewwelfareworld,likeastrandedarchosaur.Hewenthurriedlyon.

           "You’llpissbloodforEngland.

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