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Alex declined lunch, saying he was tired and thought he might try to get a rest. He looked as if everything had caught up with him. He had an appointment with the police in the late afternoon, and Kate was coming back on a police launch that evening.
When he had left, Day and Helen ate a lunch of left-overs. They didn’t feel much like talking. Some of the things Alex had said raised more questions than answers, but now was not the right time to go through it again.
“What do you want to do with the rest of the day, Helen?”
“I should probably get on with some work, but I don’t really have the heart right now. Perhaps we should go and see your friend Petros and I could take a look at the poetry?”
“Perfect. I’d like to get back to that mound of notes, so that would suit me. May I at le
