He had about forty minutes before he was due to meet Peppino Berducci at the Taverna O Thanasis. He had time to look forward to the evening. Walking to the taverna was an excellent form of exercise, in Day’s opinion. Thanasis’s wife Koula, matriarch of the family and head chef, never failed to instil in Day something very like awe when he tasted her food. Peppino Berducci, moreover, promised to be an interesting guest.
He suddenly realised quite how beautiful the view in front of him actually was. This balcony overlooked no other house, if you discounted a distant building which somebody was slowly refurbishing as a holiday home. In the early evening light a pink glow seemed to infuse the valley. The sun, sinking towards the west, would shortly disappear behind the hill. Mildness spread a
