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Chapter 8

           HehadheardonecouldgetitatacertainprivateclinicinAthens,butIwouldhavetopaythroughthenose;itwouldbeeightweeksbeforewecouldbesureithadworked.Heansweredallmyquestionsdrily;allhecouldofferwastheancientarsenicandbismuthtreatment,andImustinanycasehavealaboratorytestfirst.Hehadlongagobeendrainedofallsympathyforhumanity,andhewatchedmewithtortoiseeyesasIputdownthefee.

           Istoodinhisdoorway,stillfoolishlytryingforhissympathy.

           "Jesuismaudit."

           Heshrugged,andshowedmeout,totallyindifferent,aserenotifierofwhatis.

           Itwastoohorrible.Therewasstillaweektotheendofterm,andIthoughtofleavingatonceandgoingbacktoEngland.YetIcouldn’tbeartheideaofLondon,andtherewasasortofanonymityinGreece,ifnotontheisland.Ididn’treallytrustDr.Patarescu;oneortwooftheoldermasterswerehiscroniesandIknewtheyoftensawhimforwhist.Isearchedeverysmile,everywordspokentome,forareferencetowhathadhappened;andIthoughtthattheverynextdayIsawinvariouseyesacertaindryamusement.Onemorningduringbreaktheheadmastersaid,"Cheerup,kyriosUrfe,orweshallsaythebeautiesofGreecehavemadeyousad."Ithoughtthiswasadirectreference;andthesmilesthatgreetedtheremarkseemedtometobemorethanitmerited.WithinthreedaysofseeingthedoctorIdecidedthateveryoneknewaboutmydisease;eventheboys.EverytimetheywhisperedIheardtheword"syphilis."

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