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Chapter 51

           Thesecondwasthatshehadhadtoacceptthecancellationoftheweekend;butshecouldstillhavewrittentoconsoleme,toexplainwhy.Thethirdwasthatshewasbeingheldprisoner,oratanyrateincommunicadototheextentthatshecouldnotpostalettertome.Icouldn’treallybelievethat,thoughIhadangrymomentswhenIthoughtofgoingtothepolice,orofhiringacaïqueandgoingtoNaupliamyself.Thedaysdraggedon,redeemedonlybyonelittlepieceofinformationthatfellintomyhandsbychance.LookingthroughthebooksintheEnglishbayinthelibraryforasuitable"unseen"fortheexams,ItookdownaConrad.Therewasanameontheflyleaf:D.P.R.Nevinson.Iknewhehadbeenattheschoolbeforethewar.UnderneathwaswrittenBalliolCollege,1930.Istartedlookingthroughtheotherbooks.Nevinsonhadleftagoodnumber;buttherewasnootheraddressbesidesBalliol.ThenameW.A.Hughes,anotherprewarmaster’s,appearedontwopoetryvolumeflyleafs,withoutaddress.IleftlunchearlyontheThursday,askingaboytobringmeanylettersthatmightbedistributedlater.Ihadcomenottoexpectany.Butabouttenminutesafterwards,whenIwasalreadyinpajamasforthesiesta,theboyknockedonmydoor.Twoletters.OnefromLondon,atypewrittenaddress,someeducationalpublisher’scatalogue.Buttheother…AGreekstamp.Indecipherablepostmark.Neatitalichandwriting.InEnglish.Siphnos,MondayMYDEARSWEETNICHOLAS,Iknowyoumustbeangrywithmefornothavingwritten,buttheanswerisverysimple.

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