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Chapter 55

           TakingmebyonehandandJuliebytheother,heraisedhiseyeswithasortoftenderirony."’Lookdown,yougods,andonthiscoupledropablessedcrown."Thenheletgoofourhandsandstarteddownthesteps.Wefollowed.Butheturnedquicklyandpushedusbackwithhishands,bothupraised,forbidding,thoughwithasmilehehadhisbriefcaseinonehandandthehieraticgesturewasguyed.Juliecalled,"Nextyear."Heloweredhisarmsthen,andmadeakindofopenhandedfinal-curtainbowbeforeturningandgoingon.Welethimdropoutofsight,thenwewentdowntotheseatbesidethepath.WesawMariaandJoewerealreadysittingintheboat.ConchisandHermesappeared.Thegreenseaplanewastaxiingbackslowlytowardstheland.Amaninkhakidungareesclambereddownontotheportfloatandgotreadytoholdtheboatasitcamealongside.Wesawthethreepassengerswave.Mariawentintothecabin,thenConchis,thenJoe,andthesuitcaseswerepassedupaswell.Thenboatandseaplanedriftedapart,andthelatterswungroundintothewind.Theengineroared,twinwhitetrails,andinaveryshorttimeitwasairborne,headingfirstsoutheast,thenclimb-bankingsteeplytotheleft,Athensward.IturnedtoJulie."Whatwasthelastscenethatwasn’t?"Shegavemeagrave,searchinglook."Youdidn’tknow?""Look,I’mthevictim.Notyou."Shestaredatme,thenshepointedatthedisappearingplane."Iwastobeonit,youweretothinkI’ddecidedtogotoAmerica

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