The Lost Temple
“Jackson demanded. “You know him?”
“Panos Roussakis—we met during the war. He was fighting the Germans on Crete.”
Jackson pointed to the gun. “Who’s he fighting now?”
“For Greece.” Roussakis seemed to stand straighter as he said it and his grip on his gun tightened.
“You wouldn’t like his politics,” Grant warned. “Better not ask too many questions.”
“And them?” The guerrilla jerked his gun at Grant’s companions. His smile had vanished. “Who . . . ?”
He broke off, staring at Marina as if he’d see...n a ghost. “You? Why are you here?”
He looked troubled, confusion written on his gaunt face. For the first time Grant began to feel worried. Roussakis looked at Jackson, then up at the sky, a mess of blue and black and gray. The bomber had vanished, but the smell of burning was all around them. “Why you bring them here?”
“The bomber’s nothing to do with us. It’s a long story—and we don’t want to hang around. We’ve got a plane coming to pick us up from the airstrip.MoreLess
“Panos Roussakis—we met during the war. He was fighting the Germans on Crete.”
Jackson pointed to the gun. “Who’s he fighting now?”
“For Greece.” Roussakis seemed to stand straighter as he said it and his grip on his gun tightened.
“You wouldn’t like his politics,” Grant warned. “Better not ask too many questions.”
“And them?” The guerrilla jerked his gun at Grant’s companions. His smile had vanished. “Who . . . ?”
He broke off, staring at Marina as if he’d see...n a ghost. “You? Why are you here?”
He looked troubled, confusion written on his gaunt face. For the first time Grant began to feel worried. Roussakis looked at Jackson, then up at the sky, a mess of blue and black and gray. The bomber had vanished, but the smell of burning was all around them. “Why you bring them here?”
“The bomber’s nothing to do with us. It’s a long story—and we don’t want to hang around. We’ve got a plane coming to pick us up from the airstrip.MoreLess
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