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silver grey haired and looking very distinguished.

She was exceedingly well dressed, and they both

gave a rather sophisticated air. He spoke extremely

good English. The hotel had made a very special

effort to make us all comfortable and welcome.

The husband passed me his business card which

explained that he was the national Brazilian higher

educational representative heading up the

academic team internationally for their university

system. She, his wife, was an author and she had

written a particular children’s book called “The old

lady and the monkey” one of many she had written

previously. What was the problem? And what was

all the clandestinely atmosphere that clouded our

meeting? All was revealed when she was

introduced as the in-post Secretary of Education

for the State of Alagoas and she was not to be

identified in the World Bank/Federal

Government/Local Authority/Educational System

at any cost as an author in the World Bank

“Reading in Classroom” project.

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