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Chapter 53

           Hewasevidentlyreferringtosomepreviousconversation.Butitgavemeakeytohischaracter."Wedidnotseehimagainforninemonths.Theautumnof1943."ItwastheendofSeptember.IwasinmyhouseonebeautifullateafternoonwhenAntonstrodein.Iknewthatsomethingterriblehadhappened.HehadjustcomebackfromBourani.Abouttwelvemenwerestationedthereatatime.ThatmorningfourwhowerenotondutyhadgonedowntoMoutsatoswim.Theymusthavegrowncareless,moreSchlamperei,becausetheyallgotintothewatertogether.Theycameout,onebyone,andsatthrowingaballandsunningonthebeach.Thenthreemenstoodoutofthetreesbehindthem.Onehadasubmachinegun.TheGermanshadnochance.TheUnteroffizierinchargeheardtheshotsfromhere,wirelessedAnton,thencamedowntolook.Hefoundthreecorpses,andonemanwholivedlongenoughtosaywhathadhappened.Theguerrillashaddisappearedandwiththesoldiers’guns.Antonimmediatelysetoutroundtheislandinalaunch."PoorAnton.HewastornbetweendoinghisdutyandtryingtodelaythenewsfromreachingthedreadedColonelWimmel.Ofcourseheknewthathehadtoreporttheincident.Hedidso,butnotuntilthatevening,afterhehadseenme.Hetoldmethatthatmorninghehadreasonedthathehadtodealwithandartefromthemainland,whomusthaveslippedoverbynightandwhowouldcertainlynotriskgoingbackagainbeforedarkness.Hethereforewentroundtheislandveryslowly,searchingeveryplacewhereaboatmightbehidden.

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