Chapter 66

           ThefirstthingIdidwhenIarrivedattheGrandeBretagneinAthenswastotelephonetheairport.Iwasputthroughtotherightdesk.Amananswered.Hedidn’tseemtoknowthename.Ispeltit.Hesaid,"Pleasewaitaminute."Thenagirl’svoice;thesameGreek-Americanwhohadbeenondutythatevening."Whoisthatspeakingplease?""Afriendofafriend."Amoment’ssilence.Iknewthen.ForhoursIhadnursedthefeverishtinyhope.Istareddownatthetiredgreencarpet."Didn’tyouknow?""Knowwhat?""She’sdead.""Dead?"Myvoicemusthavesoundedstrangelyunsurprised."Amonthago.InLondon.Ithoughteveryoneknew.Shetookanoverd"Iputthereceiverdown.Ilaybackonthebedandstaredattheceiling.ItwasalongtimebeforeIfoundthewilltogodownandstartdrinking.ThenextmorningIwenttotheBritishCouncil.ItoldthemanwholookedaftermethatIhadresignedfor"personalreasons,"butImanagedtosuggest,withoutbreakingmyhalf-promisetoMavromichalis,thattheCouncilhadnobusinesssendingpeopletosuchisolatedposts.Hejumpedquicklytowardsthewrongconclusions.Isaid,"Ididn’tchasetheboys.That’snotit.""Mydearfellow,heavenforbid,Ididn’tmeantthat."Heofferedmeacigaretteindismay.Wetalkedvaguelyaboutisolation,andtheAegean,andtheabsolutehellofhavingtoteachtheEmbassythattheCouncilwasnotjustanotherchancelleryannex.IaskedhimcasuallyattheendifhehadheardofsomeonecalledConchis.Hehadn’t."Whoishe?""OhjustamanImetontheisland.

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