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Chapter 66

           SeemedtohaveitinfortheEnglish.""It’sbecomingthenewnationalhobby.PlayingusoffagainsttheYanks."Heclosedthefilesmartly."Wellthanksawfully,Urfe.Mostusefulchat.Onlysorryit’sturnedoutlikethis.Butdon’tworry.We’llbeareverythingyou’vesaidverymuchinmind."Onthewaytothedoorhemusthavefeltevensorrierforme,becauseheinvitedmetodinnerthatevening.ButIwasnosoonercrossingtheKolonakisquareoutsidetheCouncilthanIwonderedwhyIhadbothered.ThestiflinglyEnglishatmosphereoftheplacehadneverseemedmorealien;andyettomyhorrorIhaddetectedmyselftryingtofitinacceptably,toconform,togettheirapproval.Whathadtheysaidinthetrial?Heseekssituationsinwhichheknowshewillbeforcedtorebel.Irefusedtobethevictimofarepetitioncompulsion;butifIrefusedthat,Ihadtofindcouragetorefuseallmysocialpast,allmybackground.Ihadnotonlytobereadytoemptydustbinsratherthanteach,buttoemptythemratherthaneverhavetoliveandworkwiththemiddle-classEnglishagain.ThepeopleintheCouncilwerethetotalforeigners;andtheanonymousGreeksaroundmeinthestreetsthefamiliarcompatriots.Ihad,whenIcheckedinattheGrandeBretagne,askedwhethertherehadbeentwoEnglishtwins,fair-haired,earlytwenties…recentlystayingatthehotel.Butthereceptionclerkwassuretherehadnot;Ihadn’texpectedtheretobe,andIdidn’tinsist.WhenIlefttheBritishCouncil,IwenttotheMinistryoftheInterior.

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