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Chapter 73

           Mitfordhadn’tchangedatall,infactIcouldhaveswornthathewaswearingthesameclothes,thesamedarkblueblazer,darkgrayflannels,clubtie.Theylookedalittlemorewornout,liketheirwearer;hewasfarlessjauntythanIremembered,thoughafterafewginshegotbacksomeofhisoldguerrillacockiness.Hehadspentthesummer"cartingbandsofAmericans"roundSpain;no,he’dreceivednoletterfromPhraxosfromme.Theymusthavedestroyedit.Therewassomethingtheyhadn’twantedhimtotell.Oversandwicheswehadatalkabouttheschool.Bouraniwasn’tmentioned.Hekeptonsayingthathe’dwarnedme,andIsaid,yes,he’dwarnedme.Iwaitedforachancetobroachtheonlysubjectthatinterestedme.Eventually,asI’dbeenhoping,hemadetheopeninghimself."Evergetovertothewaitingroom?"Iknewatoncethatthequestionwasnotascasualashetriedtomakeitsound;thathewasbothafraidandcurious;thatinfactwebothhadthesamesecretreasonformeeting."OhGod,nowImeanttoaskyouaboutthat.Doyouremember,justaswesaidgoodbye…""Yes."Hegavemeatightlycautiouslook."NeverwenttoabaycalledMoutsa?Ratherjolly,overonthesouthside?""Ofcourse.Iknowit.""Evernoticethevillaonthecapetotheeast?""Yes.Itwasalwaysshutup.Iwastold.""Ah.Interesting.Veryinteresting."Helookedreminiscentlyacrossthelounge;leftmeinsuspense.

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