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Chapter 11

           ""Thatmanneverseesanyone.Never.Asktheotherprofessors.""Butwhy?""Ech…"Heshrugged."Manyoldstories.Idon’tknowthem.""Comeon.""Itisnotinteresting."Wewalkeddownacobbledpath.Mélidislikedsilence,andinamomenthebegantotellmewhatheknewaboutConchis."HeworkedfortheGermansinthewar.Henevercomestothevillage.Thevillagerswouldkillhimwithstones.SowouldI,ifIsawhim."Igrinned."Why?""BecauseheisrichandhelivesonadesertislandlikethiswhenhecouldbeinParis…"hewavedhispinkrighthandinrapidsmallcircles,afavoritegesture.ItwashisowndeepestambitionanapartmentoverlookingtheSeine,containingaroomwithnowindowsandvariousotherpeculiarfeatures."DoeshespeakEnglish?""Isuppose.Butwhyareyousointerested?""I’mnot.Ijustsawthehouse."Thebellforsecondschoolrangthroughtheorchardsandpathsagainstthehighwhitewallsoftheschoolgrounds.OnthewaybacktoclassIinvitedMélitohavedinnerwithmeinthevillagethenextday.Theleadingestiatorasofthevillage,agreatwalrusofamancalledSarantopoulos,knewmoreaboutConchis.Hecameandhadaglassofwinewithuswhileweatethemealhe’dcooked.ItwastruethatConchiswasarecluseandnevercametothevillage,butthathehadbeenacollaborationistwasalie.HehadbeenmademayorbytheGermansduringtheOccupation,andhadinfactdonehisbestforthevillagers.Ifhewasnotpopularnow,itwasbecauseheorderedmostofhisprovisionsfromAthens.

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