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Chapter 50

           Thesecondcottagehadanotherpadlockedboltonitsbackdoor;butthoughthelastonehadthebolt,itwassimplytieddownwithapieceoffishingtwine.Istruckamatch.HalfaminutelaterIwasstandinginsidethecottage,inanotherbedroom.Nothinginthedarkenedroomlookedintheleastsuspicious.Iwentthroughtothekitchenandlivingroominfront.Fromitadoorledstraightthroughintothecottagenextdoor;anotherkitchen;beyondit,anothermustybedroom.Iopenedoneortwodrawers,acupboard.Thecottageswere,beyondanypossibilityoffaking,typicalimpoverishedislanders’homes.Theonestrangethingwasthattheywereempty.Icameoutandfastenedthebolthandlewithabitofwire.FiftyyardsorsoawayamongtheolivesIsawawhitewashedprivy.Iwentovertoit.Aspider’swebstretchedacrosstheholeintheground.AcollectionoftornsquaresofyellowingGreeknewspaperhungfromarustynail.Defeat.Iwenttothecisternbesidethedoublecottage,tookoffthewoodenlidandletdownanoldbucketonaropethatstoodbesidethewhitewashedneck.Coolairrushedup,likeanimprisonedsnake.Isatontheneckandswallowedgreatmouthfulsofthewater.Ithadthatliving,stonyfreshnessofcisternwater,soincomparablysweeterthantheneutralflavoroftapwater.Abrilliantredandblackjumpingspideredgedalongtheputealtowardsme.Ilaidmyhandinitspathanditjumpedontoit;holdingitupcloseIcouldseeitsminuteblackeyes,likegiglamps.

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