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third to the scullery (which also had a door into the walled back area), and the fourth was the one they entered.
Having brought her so far, Donald introduced Linda to the staff. Aside from Yani, who still seemed to be pottering about upstairs, the inside servants were all women. Areté was Yani's wife and the cook. Persephone and Aphrodite, the upper and lower parlormaids, and Clytemnestra, the scullery maid. Linda kept her countenance and responded to the introductions gravely and properly. In fact Donald's disappointment was the only thing that made her want to smile.
"You see," she apologized on their way out, "I have been in Greece before, so I knew I was going to meet all the great mythological names attached to the most unlikely people."
"Ah, well, the best laid plans of mice and men . . ." Donald shrugged. "You could have given me my fun by looking shocked, even if you weren'tspecially if you knew."
"Don't be silly," Linda replied, laughing. "I would much rather offend you than the cook or the maids. And they would have been offended because they wouldn't have understood what I was laughing or being surprised about."
Donald expressed greatand totally spuriousindignation at being considered of less importance than the cook and the maids. And, bickering in a friendly fashion, he led Linda back up the steps and sharply right, which took them directly into the dining room. Here Linda

 
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