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Chapter 10

           ItwasabeachIhadbeentobeforetwoorthreetimes,anditgave,likemanyoftheislandbeaches,thelovelyillusionthatonewastheveryfirstmanthathadeverstoodonit,thathadeverhadeyes,thathadeverexisted,theveryfirstman.Therewasnosignofanyonefromthevilla.Iinstalledmyselfatthemoreopenwestwardendofthebeach,Iswam,Iatemylunchofbread,olivesandzouzoukakia,fragrantcoldmeatballs,andIsawnoone.SometimeintheearlyafternoonIwalkeddowntheburningshingletothevillaendofthecove.Therewasaminutewhitechapelsetbackamongthetrees.ThroughacrackinthedoorIsawanoverturnedchair,anemptycandlestand,andarowofnaivelypaintedikonsonasmallscreen.Atarnishedpaper-giltcrosswaspinnedonthedoor.OnthebackofitsomeonehadscrawledAgiosDemetriosSaintJames.Iwentbacktothebeach.Itendedinafallofrockswhichmountedratherforbiddinglyintodensescrubandtrees.ForthefirsttimeInoticedsomebarbedwire,twentyorthirtyfeetfromthefootofthisslope;thefenceturnedupintothetrees,isolatingtheheadland.Anoldwomancouldhavegotthroughtherustystrandswithoutdifficulty,butitwasthefirstbarbedwireIhadseenontheisland,andIdidn’tlikeit.Itinsultedthesolitude.Iwasstaringupatthehot,heavyslopeoftrees,whenIhadthesensationthatIwasnotalone.Iwasbeinglookedat.Isearchedthetreesinfrontofme.Therewasnothing.Iwalkedalittlenearertherocksabovewhichthewirefenceranthroughthescrub.Ashock.

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