Antonio's lips open into a smile. The strange light in his eyes is not gone, but he seems a bit more malleable.
"Very well, professor. I stand corrected. Despite all of my years in this country, I am not ashamed to say that my command of your language is still uneasy. Mathematics do not depend on any mundane language to be studied and understood, thankfully. I apology for my words, then.
On the other hand, you understand that, for that very need of preventing any scandal that you yourself are advocating, I must make sure that you really are who you claim to be. I have proof of my own identity with me, but before showing them to you, I need to know the previous colour of the tapestries of the rooms of the top floor of the main library building. As you know, only university personnel can access that floor, and there has been a renovation last summer. So only a genuine professor from the Arkham University would know the answer to my question."
Harold Douglass seems unhappy to reply, but he sees the need to do so. "The colour was yellow. It has now been changed to red and light blue, as a sign of gratitude to a Mr. Rubbersfield, who donated the money necessary to renovate the whole building." he says, a bit grumpily. "I hope this in enough to placate your curiosity".
Antonio is openly smiling now. He tends his right hand to Harold.
"Well, nice to meet you, professor. I am Antonio Solari, a PhD student from the department of Mathematics. Here is my passport to prove so.
I received a communication from Tibor, yesterday. He said he was in need of help, in Greece. We don't know what happened, but we know that he wanted me to join him there soon. I've known him for years and despite I found it strange that he contacted me, instead of one of the professors in his department, I thought that maybe the problem he is in is not serious enough to bother people in the highest posts.
For a coincidence, Mr. Shane Douglas, an old friend of both, was in my room when I received the communication, and we both decided to pay a visit here, this morning, before deciding what to do.
I received mandate from the dean of the university to take care of this business, and he didn't suggest to contact anyone else from the university. The dean also agreed to have Mr. Douglas along with me in my trip to Greece. He is a reporter, and he has agreed on his honour to publish this story in a way that will leave the University out of any scandal that might be happening. I can guarantee for him.
As for Father Cromwell, the gentleman on my right, I called him here to discuss the matter further. He knows Tibor ever since he was a child, and, as a man of the church, his respectability is above questions.
I don't know how you managed to know about Tibor and his problems in Greece. Maybe you could shed some light on the purpose of his journey. This was one of the reasons why we came here in the first place. I will gladly share with you all the information we have, but you must agree on your honour to keep the information to yourself. As you can see, news spread fast even when care is taken to keep it secret. The last thing we all want, I am sure, is some newspaper to publish some fantasy story about University personnel being in captivity in Europe for God knows what reason. That would be a hard blow to the credibility of the University."
Having said that, Antonio proceeds telling Harold every piece of information he managed to recorver in the hour long search of the books.
After that, he listen carefully to what Shane and Father Cromwell have found, and then turns to Harold, asking him if he can add some inshight to the information we posses.
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I don't mention nor show the telegram. If neither Shane nor father Cromwell do, I'll keep it to myself
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