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Chapter 74

           Facedwiththeguileless,earnestBriggsIfeltalittleofwhatMitfordmusthavefeltwithme:amaliciousamusement,bedeviledinmycasebyaEuropeandelightinseeingbrashAmericabeingtakenforaride;andbeyondthatakinderwish,whichIwouldneverhaveadmittedtoConchisorLilydeSeitas,nottospoilhisexperience.Ofcoursetheymusthaveknown(ifBriggswasgenuine)thatImighttellhimeverything;andtheywouldhavesomewayofmeetingtheproblemthatwouldhavecausedwouldmakemeouttobethe"plant,"theliar.Perhapstheyevenwantedmetotellhim;butIdidnotthinkso.AndonceagainIwasstandingwiththecatinmyhand,unabletobringitdown.Briggshadpulledoutapadfromthebriefcasehehadwithhim."MayIaskquestions?I’vegotquitealist."Andagain:thecoincidence.HewasdoingexactlywhatIhaddoneonlyafewdaysbefore,atDinsfordHouse.Hiseager,deceitlessfacesmiledupatme.Ismiledback."Shoot."Hewasterrifyinglymethodical.Teachingmethods,textbooks,clothes,climate,sportsfacilities,medicinestotake,food,thesizeofthelibrary,whattoseeinGreece,charactersketchesoftheothermastershewantedinformationabouteveryconceivableaspectoflifeonPhraxos.FinallyhelookedupfromhispadandthenoteshehadcopiouslypenciledandtookupthebeerIhadpouredhim."Thanksamillion.Thisiswonderful.Coverseverything.""Excepttheactualbusinessoflivingthere."Henodded."Mr.Conchiswarnedme.""YouspeakGreek?""LittleLatin,lessGreek.""You’llpickitup.

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