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Chapter 64

           "Ihadanothersurprisethen,becausehehadneverspokentomebeforeinanythingbutGreek;Ihadalwaysassumedthatheknewnootherlanguage.Ilethimcomein.Heglancedquicklyatthesuitcasesopenonmybed,theninvitedmetositbehindthedesk.Hetookaseathimselfbythewindowandfoldedhisarms:shrewd,incisiveeyes.Heverydeliberatelyletthesilencespeakforhim.Iknewthen.Fortheheadmaster,Iwassimplyabadteacher;forthisman,somethingelsebesides.Isaidcoldly,"Ehbien?""Iregretthesecircumstances.""Youdidn’tcomeheretotellmethat."Hestaredatme."Doyouthinkourschoolisagoodschool?""MydearMr.Mavromichalis,ifyouimagine"Heraisedhishandssharplybutpacifyingly."Iamheresimplyasacolleague.Myquestionisserious."HisFrenchwasponderous,rusty,butfarfromelementary."Colleague…oremissary?"Helancedalookatme.Theboyshadajokeabouthim:howeventhecicadasstoppedtalkingwhenhepassed."Pleasetoanswermyquestion.Isourschoolgood?"Ishruggedimpatiently."Academically.Yes.Obviously."Hewatchedmeamomentmore,thencametothepoint."Forourschool’ssake,Idonotwantscandals."Inotedtheimplicationofthatfirstpersonsingular."Youshouldhavethoughtofthatbefore."Anothersilence.Hesaid,"WehaveinGreeceanoldfolksongthatsays,Hewhostealsforbreadisinnocent,Hewhostealsforgoldisguilty."HiseyeswatchedtoseeifIunderstood."Ifyouwishtoresign…IcanassureyouthatMonsieurleDirecteurwillaccept.

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