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Chapter 73

           Conchiswasn’tquiteuptothejob,buthe…shallwesay…stillgotpleasurefromseeingthejobperformed?"AgainIsurreptitiouslyeyedhim;knewmyselflostintheinterminablemazeofechoes.Washe,orwasn’the?"Buttheydidn’tactuallysuggestanything?""Therewerehints,oldboy.Iworkedthemoutafterwards.Therewerehints."Hewentawayandgottwomoregins."Youmighthavewarnedme.""Idid,oldboy.""Notveryclearly.""YouknowwhatXanXanFieldingusedtodotoanynewchapswhowerechutedinwhenwewereupintheLevkaOre?Send’emwhamstraightoutonaJob.Nowarnings,nosermons.Just’Watchit.’Okay?"IdislikedMitfordbecausehewascrassandmean,butevenmorebecausehewasacaricature,anextension,ofcertainqualitiesinmyself;hehadonhisskin,visible,thecarcinomaInursedinsideme.Ihadtosuspect,theoldparanoia,thathemightbeanother’plant’atestforme,alesson;butyettherewassomethingsoineffablyimperviousaboutthemanthatIcouldnotbelievehewassoconsummateanactor.IthoughtofLilydeSeitas;howtoherImustseemasMitforddidtomyself.Abarbarian.WemovedoutoftheMandrakeontothepavement."I’mofftoGreecenextmonth,"hesaid."Oh.""Firm’sgoingtostarttourstherenextsummer.""OhGod.No.""Dotheplacegood.Shaketheirideasup."IlookeddownthecrowdedSohoStreet."IhopeZeusstrikesyouwithlightningthemomentyougetthere."Hetookitasajoke."Ageofthecommonman,oldboy.Ageofthecommonman."Heheldouthishand

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