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Chapter 50

           HesaidsomethingIdidn’tunderstand.Georgiou,whohadsomelinguisticresourcefulness,piledourcigaretteboxesandmatchestogetherlikebricks.Building."Iunderstand.In1929?"Theoldmannodded."DidMr.Conchishavemanyguestsbeforethewar?""Manymanyguests."ThissurprisedGeorgiou;heevenrepeatedmyquestion,andgotthesameanswer."Foreigners?""Manyforeigners.Frenchmen,Englishmen,all.""WhatabouttheEnglishmastersattheschool?Didtheygothere?""Ne,ne.Oloi."Yes,allofthem."Youcan’tremembertheirnames?"Hesmiledattheridiculousnessofthequestion.Hecouldn’tevenrememberwhattheylookedlike.Exceptonewhowasverytall."Didyoumeettheminthevillage?""Sometimes.Sometimes.""WhatdidtheydoatBourani,beforethewar?""Theywereforeigners."Georgiouwasimpatientatthisexhibitionofvillagelogic."Ne,Barba.Xenoi.Matiekanon?""Music.Singing.Dancing."OnceagainGeorgioudidn’tbelievehim;hewinkedatme,asiftosay,theoldmanissoftinthehead.ButIknewhewasn’t;andthatGeorgiouhadnotcometotheislandtill1946."Whatkindofsinginganddancing?"Hedidn’tknow;hisrheumyeyesseemedtosearchforthepast,andloseit.Buthesaid,"Andotherthings.Theyactedinplays."Georgioulaughedoutloud,buttheoldmanshruggedandsaidindifferently,"Itistrue."Georgiouleantforwardwithagrin."Andwhatwereyou,BarbaDimitraki?Karayozis?"HewastalkingabouttheGreekshadowplayPunch.ImadetheoldmanseeIbelievedhim.

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