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Chapter 73

           ""Gone?""Caïque.HearditdownatMoutsa.Thoughtitwasafisherman.Leftmybagoutforme.Nothingpinched.Justthatbloodyfourmilewalkbacktotheschool.""Youmusthavebeenfurious.""Wasslightlychokka.Yes.""Butyoudidn’tletthemgetawaywithit."Hesmiledtohimself."Right.Quitesimple.Icomposedalittlereport.Firstaboutthethingduringthewar.ThenafewlittlefactsaboutwhereourfriendMr.Conchis’spresentpoliticalsympathieslay.Sentittotheappropriatequarters.""Communist?"Sincethecivilwarendedin1950,CommunistshadbeenhoundedrelentlesslyinGreece."KnewsomeinCrete.JustsaidI’dseenacoupleonPhraxosandfollowedthemtohishouse.That’senough,that’salltheywant.Alittlebitgoesalongway.Nowyouknowwhyyouneverhadthepleasure."Ifingeredthestemofmyglass."Andsoyouhadthelastlaugh.""Habitofmine,oldboy.Suitsmycomplexion.""Whyonearthdidtheydoitinthefirstplace?Imean,allright,theydidn’tlikeyou…buttheycouldhavegivenyouthebrush-offfromthebeginning.""Allthatstuffabouttheirbeingtheoldboy’sgodchildren.Allmyeye.Coursetheyweren’t.Theywereapairofhigh-classtarts.LanguagetheJulieoneusedgavethegameaway.Damnfunnywayoflookingatyou.Suggestive."Heglancedatme."ItwasthesortofsetupyourunacrossintheMediterraneanespeciallyyourEasternMediterranean.I’vemetitbefore.""Youmean…""Imean,quitecrudely,oldboy,thattherichMr.

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