“A Young Couple”

"Just in front of me was a young Cretan couple. I don't know if they were married or not, but they seemed to be arguing. He had what looked like an old musket. I noticed he also had, tucked into his belt, a very long bayonet. She had a home-made bandolier hanging from her right shoulder to her left side. Tucked into her sash (she wore Cretan national costume too) was a very large carving knife. I passed some remark to her about a gun, as I thought she didn't have one. She laughed, turning sideways so I could see, and showed me what I thought was a shotgun."

(Reg Spurr, To Have and to Lose, Society of Cretan Historical Studies 2005, pp. 196-197)