Волхв

Chapter 57

           Doremindtowrite.Theyareawfulaboutit.Yoursmostsincerely,CONSTANCEHOLMESTuesdaycame;againIwentdowntomeettheboat;andagainJunewasnotonit.Ifeltrestless,futile,unabletodecidewhattodo.IntheeveningIstrolledupfromthequaytothesquareoftheexecution.Therewasaplaquethereagainstthewallofthevillageschool.Thewalnuttreestillstoodontheright;butonthelefttheirongrilleshadbeenreplacedbywoodengates.Twoorthreesmallboysplayedfootballagainstthehighwallbesideit;anditwasliketheroom,thattortureroom,whichIhadgonetoseewhenIcamebackfromthevillageontheSundayeveninglocked,butIwentroundoutsideandpeeredin.Itwasnowusedasastoreroom,andhadeaselsandblackboards,sparedesksandotherfurniture;completelyexorcizedbycircumstance.Itshouldhavebeenleftasithadbeen,withthebloodandtheelectricfireandtheoneterribletableinthecenter.PerhapsIwasoverbitterabouttheschoolduringthosedays.Theexaminationshadtakenplace;anditpromisedintheprospectusthat"eachstudentisexaminedpersonallyinwrittenEnglishbythenativeEnglishprofessor."ThismeantthatIhadtwohundredpapersorsotocorrect.InawayIdidn’tmind.Itkeptotheranxietiesandsuspensesatbay.Wednesdaycame.OnceagainImettheboat,invain.Ihalfhopedforaletter,butthatwasinvain,too.Idecidedonacourseofaction.Iwouldwaittilltheweekend;ifIhadheardnothingbythen,IwouldgotoAthens

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