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probably give him the job filling the tombs. Lazarus, without consulting me, offered it to Milti., but he asked £3, which even Lazarus regarded as high, so I refused. I expect a much better offer from Michali, and I feel more confident that he will do it as we want it done.
An extremely strong, and apparently founded, rumor, has it that Christo has decided to marry one of the two men who is working with him, Panayota Panai, I think. In all events it is the rather pretty one who has a sister greatly resembling her also working at Koloriziki. It is quite the talk of the town, as you might expect.
Yesterday was the festival of Aghia Paraskevi, to whom the local church is dedicated, and there was a minor panegyris here. I gave the workmen until 9:00 A.M. off, so that those who wanted to could go to church,
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