Outline

Faye meets the neighbor again; he’d texted her earlier in the day, inviting her for a swim off his boat. As they drive to the marina, Faye tells him that she did not see this side of Athens during her previous trips. The neighbor is surprised to learn that Faye has been to Athens before. He, too, has been to London, where Faye lives, many times. In fact, he took up a job in London some years ago. This was at a time in his life when his finances were at rock bottom, his second divorce having wrecked him. His friends urged him to take up a 9-to-5 job, something that they would never have done. 

The neighbor wonders if his friends had his best interests at heart or if they were like animals, encouraging the one who got away to run fast even if it means that the escapee will get lost. Faye tells the neighbor that his image of the zoo reminds her of an opera called The Cunning Little Vixen, in which a hunter keeps a fox he has caught with farmyard animals. The fox escapes but feels terrified when she approaches the forest.