Captain Corelli coursework - Pelagia and Mandras

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Captain Corelli coursework – Pelagia and Mandras

Pelagia:

Agapeton,

        I tell you everything because I could not tell anyone else these things, and if I did I would be called a slut, and not be able to marry Mandras. Thinking of Mandras, I should ask him about his joking. I always try to ask him about serious events, and what he thinks about war and other things, and everything. I tried to be serious about the war yesterday, but he jumped into the tree and swung about, saying, “Mussolini is a monkey”. I laughed so hard my ribs ached. He cannot be serious no matter how hard I try. Maybe he thinks that women only want to hear jokes and frivolities, like Papas said. But it isn’t true, if only he knew of the things that the women talk about around the well. He would be so embarrassed if he knew the things we know about Kokolios and Stamatis’ equipment. And none of the men know, but imagine if they did! What arguments they would have down at the kapheneion! But soon Mandras will be mine, and those smooth limbs I saw down at the beach will be mine. But first I must complete the quilt for my marriage bed. It would be disgraceful if I had not finished it by then, but every time I try to start, I stop and unravel it and try again, but it is always wrong! Ah well, and now it is time to feed the goat. Where does the time go?

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Mandras:

        The sea is wonderful today. I don’t think I have ever seen it more beautiful. Thinking of beautiful, Pelagia looked amazing today, as always. I joked with her, and when she smiled, it was like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, sudden brightness, lighting my way to the next shoal of fish. I hope that I won’t have to leave her to go to the front too soon. Even though I must prove my manhood, I wish that I did not have to go, everything is so perfect here… Ah, well, I must go. There’s no ...

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