A man answered on the second ring. “Simon,” she said. “Who is this?” he asked, in French. “C’est moi.” “Lilia?” “I just wanted to thank you,” Lilia said. Simon was quiet for a moment before he spoke. “Don’t thank me,” he said finally. “It was all I could do.” After an hour of conversation, she hung up the phone and went out into the city.
An hour talking with Simon!
