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25The bad weather set in. For the next two days and nights the Meltemi wind battered Naxos relentlessly and was as strong inland as on the coast. At Chora a small boat broke its mooring and damaged an expensive yacht. Outside the tavernas in Filoti the tables were stacked away out of the wind, and all outdoor life on Naxos seemed to be put on hold. Helen developed symptoms of a cold and spent her time reading.
Day, however, became more and more restless. He was normally quite happy spending hours working at his desk, but now he was unable to settle. He had heard nothing from Kyriakos about the result of the autopsy and felt it was too soon to call him. He tried to tackle the programmes on Greek excavation sites, which was a subject that genuinely interested him, and he achieved just e
