Our guests had all been vigorous opponents of the Colonels, who ruled Greece

from 1967 to 1974: Mrs. Vlachos and Mr. Lambrias had fled to England, where they were leaders in the resistance movement; Mr. Mangakis was sentenced to 18 years' hard labor for conspiring against the Colonels. In a spirited session they talk mostly about what America might have done differently during those seven years. HV: "After the coup, I advised foreigners not to boycott Greece. And do you know why? Because I had seen a cartoon in The New Yorker of a nice old couple who had gone to a travel bureau and asked, 'How many democracies do you have with a warm climate?' " WFB: "I think that's a very amusing answer, and in a way a wise one."