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Chapter 52

           Butthekeen,brightlookhegavemeashehandedmemycupappearedtoconveyacertainadmiration;asifhemighthaveunderestimatedme."Andwhatdidhetellyou?""Verylittle.ButIunderstandthatIhavemorefellowvictimsthanIthought.""Victims?""Avictimissomeonewhohassomethinginflictedonhimwithoutbeinggivenanyrealchoice."Hesippedhistea."Thatsoundsanexcellentdefinitionofman.""IshouldlikeanexcellentdefinitionofGod.""Yes.Ofcourse."Heputhiscupdownandfoldedhisarms;heseemedinanexcellenthumor,athismostPicasso-likeanddangerous."Iwasgoingtowaituntiltomorrow.Butnomatter."Heglancedatmyhandbutheseemedtohintatsomethingother.AtJulie?Thesmilelingeredinhisface,lingeredandthreatened,andthenhesaid,"Well.WhatdoyouthinkIamdoing?""Preparingtomakeafoolofmeagain?"Hesmiledalmostbenignlyatme,asifthatafternoonIwasconstantlysurprisinghim,andshookhishead."NowyouhavemetBarbaDimitraki…"Heleftoneofhischaracteristiclongpauses,thenwenton."Beforethewarweusedtoamuseourselveswithmyprivatetheatrehere.Andduringthewar,whenIhadagreatdealoftimetothink,andnofriendstoamuseme,notheatre,Iconceivedanewkindofdrama.Oneinwhichtheconventionalrelationsbetweenaudienceandactorswereforgotten.Inwhichtheconventionalscenicgeography,thenotionsofproscenium,stage,auditorium,werecompletelydiscarded.Inwhichcontinuityofperformance,eitherintimeorplace,wasignored.

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