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into Lillitos!”
She looked at him in startled amazement. “What?”
“He says there’s to be no expedition,” Peter shouted. “He
just said he’s changed his mind. He won’t allow anyone else
to dig up there. He doesn’t want strangers on the island.
The man’s insane. It mustn’t be allowed!”
Kate looked at him silently for a moment. He had not
seen her for over a week, she thought with wry resignation,
and in that time she had been very ill with sunburn, been
involved in a disaster, and for all he knew, was still weary.
Yet he did not even greet her. No kiss, no word of pleasure
in seeing her again. All that interested him was the temple
up there on To Angkistri.
“I can’t interfere,” she said quietly, at last. “You must
cope with it on your own, Peter.”
He glared at her. “Kate, this is vitally important. The
temple is the most wonderful thing that’s ever happened to
me in my life. It shows clear signs of a number of periods, so
it’s been in continuous occupation for generations. It was
first founded in Mycenean times, but the pillars and roof
were obviously much later. Oh, Kate, for God’s sake—can’t
you see what it means?”
“Peter, I want to ask you a question,” she said clearly.
He shut his mouth on what he had been about to say.
Impatiently he waited, fidgeting.
“Do you love me?”
He gave her an incredulous look, running his fingers
through his hair. “What? My God, Kate, don’t drag in
irrelevancies at this time! I have too many important things
to think about!”
