“The landlord was making swimming motions of distress. "They'll shut down the kaffenion if we're allowed to stay." The landlord stammered apologies. His livelihood was at stake, he begged us to leave immediately. Nilo, lurking in the background, edged forward. "Lincilla, come with me," he whispered. "I shall see to everything." The officers stood by as we packed and kept a hard eye on us until we were in the street, bag and baggage—by now a familiar condition. It was barely dawn. Colonel Zalik, ...I remarked, had a curious way of looking after us. "That blubberous lump." Vesper snorted. "He's out to get us. So far, he's done pretty well." I did not see why Colonel Zalik would have any personal interest in making our lives miserable. "Neither do I," said Vesper. "That bothers me. What's he up to?" We trudged along in the half-light, following Nilo. Vesper continued chewing over possible reasons for Zalik's determination to make nomads of us. "Regulations, doing his duty, protecting us—that's hog-wash," said Vesper.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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