Chapter 51

           Mondaywasadayofacademicchores,catchingupontheSisypheanpilesofmarkingthatseemedalwaystorolldownonmydesk;finalizingmiserablewordforamiserableprospecttheend-of-termexaminationpapers;andtryingallthetimenottothinkaboutJulie.IknewitwasuselessaskingDemetriadestohelpmefindoutthenamesoftheEnglishmastersattheschoolbeforethewar.Ifheknewthemhewouldn’ttellthem;andveryprobablyhegenuinelydidnotknowthem.Iwenttotheschoolbursar,butthistimehecouldnothelpme;allthebursaryrecordshadgonewiththewindof1940.OnTuesdayItriedthemasterwhorantheschoollibrary.HewentatoncetoashelfandpulleddownaboundvolumeofFounder’sDayprogramsoneforeachyearbeforethewar.Theseprogramswerelavishlygotuptoimpressvisitingparentsandinthebackcontainedclasslistsaswellasalistof"professors."IntenminutesIhadthenamesofthesixwhohadtaughtbetween1930and1939.ButIwasstillstuckforalltheiraddresses.Theweekgroundslowlypast.EachlunchtimeIwatchedthevillagepostmancomeinwithlettersandgivethemtothedutyprefect,whothenmadeaslow,slowtourofthetables.Nonecameforme.IexpectednomercyfromConchis;butIfoundithardtoforgiveJulie.Thefirstandmostobviouspossibilitywasthatshehadtakenhersister’sadviceandflownbacktoEngland;inwhichcaseIcouldn’tbelieveshewouldnothavewrittenatonceatleasttotellme.

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