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Chapter 13

           IrememberedajokeofDemetriades’saboutEnglishbottoms;andthePriapus.Perhapsthiswastheexplanation;Conchiswassimplyanoldqueer."Idon’tthinkIwill.""Asyouplease."Wemovedbacktothestripofshingleandsatonalargebalkoftimberthathadbeendraggedupawayfromthewater.Ilitacigaretteandlookedathim;triedtodeterminehim.Iwasinsomethingnotunlikeamildstateofshock.ItwasnotonlythefactthatthismanwhospokeEnglishsofluently,whowasseeminglycultured,cosmopolitan,hadcometo"my"desertisland,hadsprungalmostovernightfromthebarrenearth,likesomeweirdplant.Itwasnoteventhathismannerwassostrange.ButIknewthattheremustreallybesomemysteryaboutthepreviousyear,somedeliberateandinexplicablesuppressiononMitford’spart.Secondmeaningshungintheair;ambiguities,unexpectednesses."Howdidyoufirstcometothisplace,Mr.Conchis?""WillyouforgivemeifIaskyounottoaskmequestions?""Ofcourse.""Good."Andthatwasthat;Ibitmylip.IfanyoneelsehadbeenthereIshouldhavehadtolaugh.Shadowsbegantofallacrossthewaterfromthepinesontheblufftoourright,andtherewaspeace,absolutepeaceovertheworld,theinsectsstilled,andthewaterlikeamirror.Hesatinsilence,sittingwithhishandsonhisknees,apparentlyengagedindeep-breathingexercises.Notonlyhisagebuteverythingabouthimwasdifficulttotell.

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