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Chapter 57

           Icouldn’tturnitoutandexamineeachthingseparately,asIfelttempted.Thereweretwoorthreebooksatonecorner.AtextofthePalatineAnthology.Iflickeditopen.JulieHolmes,Girton.Someofthepoemshadlittlemarginalnotes,Englishequivalents,writteninherneathandwriting.AGreenenovel.Underneaththat,anAmericanpaperbackonwitchcraft.Aplacehadbeenmarkedbyaletter.Islippedithalfwayoutoftheenvelope.ItwastheonefromhermotherIhadreadbefore.IlookedatHermes.Almostcertainlyhewasgenuinelyignorant.Therewasnoreasonwhyheshouldhavebeentoldshewasn’tcoming.Healsohadbeendeceived.TenminuteslaterIwasintheradioofficeonthegroundfloorofthecustomshouse,andhandinginmyform.MISSJUNEHOLMES,HOTELGRANDBRETAGNE,ATHENS.CHARLOTTE.URGENT.CHARLOTTE.JULIE.Iwentthenextday,Monday,tomeetthenoonboat.TherewasnosignofJune.Butanhourlater,atlunch,Ifoundtherehadbeensomethingformeonit;aletterfromMrs.Holmes.ItwasonthesameheadedpaperIhadseenonlythedaybefore;postedinCerneAbbasonthepreviousTuesday.DEARMR.URFE,OfcourseIdon’tmindyouwriting,I’vepassedyourletterontoMr.Vulliamy,whoisheadmasterofourprimary,suchaniceman,andhewasveryexcitedbytheidea,IthinkhavingpenpalsinFranceandAmericaisgettingratheroldhatanyway,don’tyou.I’msurehewillbegettingintouchwithyou.I’msogladyou’vemetJulieandJuneandthatthere’ssomeoneelseEnglishontheisland.Itdoessoundsolovely.

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