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Chapter 13

           Deepfurrowsranfrombesidehisnosetothecornersofhismouth;theysuggestedexperience,command,impatiencewithfools.Hewasslightlymad,nodoubtharmlesslyso,butmad.IhadanideathathethoughtIwassomeoneelse.Hekepthisapelikeeyesonme.Thesilenceandthestarewerealarming,andfaintlycomic,asifhewastryingtohypnotizeabird.Suddenlyhegaveacuriouslittlerapidshakeofthehead;quizzical,rhetorical,notexpectingananswer.Thenhechanged,asifwhathadhappenedbetweenustillthenwasajoke,acharade,thathadbeenrehearsedandgoneaccordingtoplan,butcouldnowbeended.AndIwascompletelyoff-balanceagain.Hewasn’tmadafterall.Heevensmiled,andtheapeeyesbecamealmostsquirreleyes.Heturnedbacktothetable."Letushavetea.""Ionlycameforaglassofwater.Thisis…"Youcameheretomeetme.Please.Lifeisshort."Isatdown.Thesecondplacewasmine.Anoldwomanappeared,inblack,ablackgraywithage,herfaceaslinedasanIndiansquaw’s.Shewasincongruouslycarryingatraywithanelegantsilverteapot,akettle,abowlofsugar,asaucerwithslicedlemon."Thisismyhousekeeper.Maria."HespoketoherinverypreciseGreek,andIheardmyownnameandthenameoftheschool.Theoldwomanbobbedatme,hereyesontheground,unsmiling,andthenunloadedhertray.Conchispluckedthemuslinawayfromoneoftheplateswiththequickaplombofaconjurer.Isawcucumbersandwiches.Hepouredthetea,andindicatedthelemon."HowdoyouknowwhoIam,Mr.

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