Report to Grego
“Everywhere huge piles of melons, peaches, and figs, surrounded by a calm sea. I looked at the inhabitants. Their faces were kindly; they had never been frightened by Turks or earthquakes, and their eyes were not on fire. Liberty here had extinguished the yearning for liberty. Life extended like a sheet of contented, slumbering water which, though turbulent at times, never raised a true tempest. As I walked about Naxos, security was the island’s first gift that I became aware of. Security and, a... few days later, boredom. We had made the acquaintance of a Mr. Lazaros, a wealthy Naxiot who had a splendid orchard at Engarés, one hour from the main town. He invited us there, and we stayed two weeks. What abundance, what fruit-laden trees, what beatitude! Crete became a fairy tale, a menacing cloud far in the distance with never an alarm, nor shedding of blood, nor struggle for liberation. All this melted away and vanished in the drowsy Naxiot well-being.
I found a pile of books in one of the cupboards of the country mansion.MoreLess
I found a pile of books in one of the cupboards of the country mansion.MoreLess
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