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“Don’t believe him”

She chuckled softly “I knehen the police officer recognized you and immediately acceded to your wishes”

The fact that she’d asked hio to Ithaca with her had lifted his ot in line to board the ferry The four-hour trip across and back ht or later

Once they could leave the car, they went to the dining room to eat, then walked out on deck “It’s hard to believe this view is real,” she reen of the Ionian islands bathed by crystal blue waters is out of this world?

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He’d never been around anyone as appreciative of everything as she was As he’d told her earlier, she was easy to be with “I couldn’t agree more Tell me why Ithaca is so important”

“When Lord Byron left Genoa in July of 1823, he traveled on a ship called the Hercules with Pietro Ga others They arrived at Cephalonia in August and made an expedition to Ithaca He was filled with inspiration and did a lot of writing during that period I want to visit the two museums in Vathy and see what memorabilia is there”

Being with Zoe made the time pass quickly Soon they were able to drive onto the island and tour so at the museums

“Tell me what those words say, Andreas” It was the first ti some of the lines from the marble commemorative stele of Byron for her

“If this island belonged to o away,” he told her

“That’s an interesting thing to say He really was taken with the history of this place” She recorded Andreas’s words in the notebook she carried in her purse They worked well together and he regretted it when they had to leave to drive back to the ferry

Again they ate aboard ship and discussed Ulysses, as said to have been born on Ithaca or Cephalonia She was so knowledgeable about literature in general, it was fascinating to be with her

When they got back to the apartment, he turned to her and told her his plans “To for Athens to be with e I’m with him for two days, usually over the weekend Then his o back and forth It’s unequal, but works for now because of my business schedule”

“You can’t bring him here?”

“I could, but it’s a lot of flying Do you mind if I call you after I’m back?”

“Not at all, but just so you know, I’ tomorrow to join my friends on holiday in Switzerland”