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Chapter 74

           Hewavedtothem."Isn’tthatnice?RemindsmeofThomasHood.""Wheredidyouhearaboutthejob?""IntheTimesEducationalSupplement."HegaveeventhemostfamiliarEnglishinstitutionsaninterrogativeintonation,asifImightnothaveheardofthem.Wecametomyflat.Iclosedthedoor."IthoughttheBritishCouncilhadstoppeddoingtherecruiting.""Isthatso?IsupposetheschoolcommitteedecidedthatasMr.Conchiswasoverherehemightaswelldotheinterviewing."HehadgoneintothesittingroomandwaslookingattheviewdowngrimyoldCharlotteStreet."Thisischarming.Youknow,Ilovethiscity."Iindicatedtheleastgreasyofthearmchairs."And…Mr.Conchisgaveyoumyaddress?""Sure.Wasthatwrong?""No.Notatall."Isatonthewindowseat."Didhetellyouanythingaboutme?"Heraisedhishand,asifImightneedquieteningdown."Wellyes,heIdoknow,Imean…hewarnedmehowdangeroustheseschoolintriguescanget.AsIunderstandyouhadthemisfortune…"hegaveup."Youstillfeelsoreaboutit?"Ishrugged."GreeceisGreece.""Ibetthey’rerubbingtheirhandsalreadyatthethoughtofarealliveAmerican.""Theyprobablyare."Heshookhishead,asifthethoughtthatanyonecouldinvolvearealliveAmericaninaLevantineacademicintriguewasalmostpastbelief.Isaid,"WhendidyouseeMr.Conchis?""Whenhewasherethreeweeksago.I’dhavegottenincontactearlier,buthelostyouraddress.HejustsentittomefromGreece.Onlythismorning."Ithoughtquickly."Onlythismorning?""Yep.Acable.

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