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Chapter 67

           AndIwouldlureheron,leadherintobelievingthatareconciliationwaspossible.Ithought,ifIevergetachanceofmakingherfallinlovewithmeagain.SuchasavagerevengeIwouldhaveonher.Onallofthem.Thatcat.ThistimeIwouldusethatcat.AndIonlyhadtowait.Theywouldbringhertomenow.Iwentdowntoanoonbreakfast;andthefirstthingIdiscoveredwasthatIdidnothavetowait.Fortherewasanotherletterbyhandforme.Thistimeitcontainedjustoneword:London.IrememberedthatorderintheEarth:TerminationbyJulyforallexceptnucleus.Nucleus,AshtaroththeUnseen,wasAlison.Iwenttothetravelagencyandgotaseatontheeveningplane;andseeingamapofItalyonthewall,asIstoodwaitingforthetickettobemadeout,IdiscoveredwhereSubiacowas;anddecidedthatthemarionettewouldmakethemanipulatorsofstringswaitaday,forachange.WhenIcameoutIwentintothebiggestbookshopinAthens,onthecornerofStadiou,andaskedforabookontheidentificationofflowers.Mybelatedattemptatresuscitationhadnotbeensuccessful,andIhadhadtothrowthebuttonholeaway.TheassistanthadnothinginEnglish,buttherewasagoodFrenchflora,shesaid,whichgavethenamesinseverallanguages.Ipretendedtobeimpressedbythepictures,thenturnedtotheindex;toAlyssum,p.69.Andthereitwas,facingpage69:thingreenleaves,smallwhiteflowers,Alyssonmaritime…parfumdemiel…fromtheGreeka(without)andlyssa(madness).CalledthisinItalian,thisinGerman

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