Chapter 14 • At home
Dimitri opened the front door with his key, stepping aside to let Anne go in before him. His father and Jenny had indeed apparently gone out, since the door of the garage was open and the car was missing. The friends went on through the hall and into the kitchen. As expected, there they found a basket with pieces of bread, a plate of halloumi, and another with ham, covered with a cloth. A tempting smell came from the electric oven, which had been switched off, and Dimitri bent down, wondering whether to open it. He wasn’t expecting it still to be hot, so long after Phrossou’s having gone out. While he was admiring the stuffed tomatoes and potatoes sizzling inside, he heard a voice from the hall.
“Master Dimitri, is’t you? I’m back”, and almost simultaneously Phrossou
