Chapter 13

           Beforeanythingelse,IknewIwasexpected.Hesawmewithoutsurprise,withasmallsmile,almostagrimace,onhisface.Hewasnearlycompletelybald,brownasoldleather,shortandspare,amanwhoseagewasimpossibletotell;perhapssixty,perhapsseventy;dressedinanavy-blueshirt,knee-lengthshorts,andapairofsalt-stainedgymshoes.Themoststrikingthingabouthimwastheintensityofhiseyes;verydarkbrown,staring,withasimianpenetrationemphasizedbytheremarkablyclearwhites;eyesthatseemednotquitehuman.Heraisedhislefthandbrieflyinakindofsilentsalutation,thenstrodetothecornerofthecolonnade,leavingmewithmyformedwordsunspoken,andcalledbacktothecottage."Maria!"Iheardafaintwailofanswer."You…"Ibegan,asheturned.Butheraisedhislefthandagain,thistimetosilenceme;tookmyarmandledmetotheedgeofthecolonnade.Hehadanauthority,anabruptdecisiveness,thatcaughtmeoff-balance.Hesurveyedthelandscape,thenme.Thesweetsaffronlikesmellofsomeflowersthatgrewbelow,attheedgeofthegravel,waftedupintotheshade."Ichosewell?"HisEnglishsoundedperfect."Wonderfully.Butyoumustletme"Onceagainhisarm,brownandcorded,sweptsilencinglytowardstheseaandthemountainsandthesouth,asifImightnothaveproperlyappreciatedit.Ilookedsidewaysathim.Hewasobviouslyamanwhorarelysmiled.Therewassomethingmasklike,emotionpurged,abouthisface.

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