pp.243-264 Summary

Polly wakes up in Cyprus with here eye nearly swollen closed from the mosquito bite. She meets Virginia as she is leaving her room, and the author is shocked to see Polly's swollen eye. When they run into Norine, they find that she is similarly alarmed. She tells Polly she will bring her witch hazel pads to bring down the swelling. After breakfast, Polly helps Norine in the office with the task of matching delegates as roommates. Their goal is to pain delegates who do not speak the same language so they will be forced to communicate with people from different cultures. As Norine and Polly work, Norine begins to tell Polly more about each delegate. Omio speaks excellent English and is very self-confident. Bashemath is an interesting person and a fine educator who came into some trouble when she left...