“At last, a spectacle that is worth the name.”
PAUL
When
I get up in the morning, I realize it’s already ten o’clock. I have never slept
so much; the girls must be wondering what happened to me. I blush at the
thought of having to explain myself, and I feel a hint of disappointment when I
see Ethan is nowhere to be found. It was idiotic to expect him to be here at
ten o’clock. He has the unfortunate habit of rising at dawn. But in a way, this
is better for me. I want to take some time to think about the events of the
previous night, and I wonder if everything that happened is of any importance
to him. But I have to find the girls as soon as possible. We had planned to
visit Thirassia, a neighboring island that isn’t yet affected by tourism, an
excursion suggested by Arianna. I
