第44节

    gentoftheabeisrudolfetogiveyoudetails.silyputyourofficeattheirdisposal.ikeihnensehrdabei.”

    ”iuand,herrkanzler,”reisssaid.

    ”goodday,konsul.”thereichskanzlerrangoff.

    kreuzvoeerechedilyasreisshungupthephone.””

    reissshrugged.”nodispute,there.”

    ”anyforcibly.”

    piguphispen,reisseouttheauthorization,sig,haothesdchief.

    ”thankyou,”kreuzvoeresaid.”noplain”

    ”iftheydo.”

    kreuzvoeereeyedhi”theyihetianner.

    ”nquiviolinists,”reisssaid.

    kreuzvoeeredidnotanssotithising,sobeready.youethinglikethat.ajorheses.youknoheydnizeniypertofnationalsocialistlaw.”

    ”iknoyhead,hesaidtohielf.asusual.ntaery.thebastards.

    hishandsdoent,feelingofbeingheedin...goddahesepolie.theyvegotgoebbelsalready;theyrerunningthereich.

    butidoybodydo

    resignedlyhethought,betteroperate.notitobeontheain.

    ”iportanatter,herrpolizeifuhrer.obviously,theseanyherselfhangsonyourquickdeteofthisspyortraitororeverheis.”inohearhiseofwords.

    hoerelookedpleased.”thankyou,nsul.”

    ”youyhavesavedusall.”

    gloolykreuzvoeeresaid,”se.”

    ”illhahejapanese,”reisssaid.”ivehadagooddealofexperience,asyouknoplaints”

    ”dontraleon,”kreuzvoeereinterrupted.”ihavetothink.”evidentlythe;he,too,feltunderpressurenow.

    possiblythisfelloe.noresee.

    infaightbeethiivethatuldneverbepinneddoeioplain,ightodropahintastothelufthansaflightonintoabitreeby,say,justthetraptugestingthattherei.andiftheygetangryenough,theyghtcarryitdirectlytogoebbels.

    allsortsofpossibilities.thesdtreallygetthisfelloyactiveoperation.ifilyhitonpreciselytherightt...

    ihatepeopleyhead,freiherrreisssaidtohielf.itkestoodaunfortable.itkessonervousthati.idbealotrefortableatnightandii,too,forthattter,ifthisloeeobscuregaupolicestation.

    thetroubleis,theresnottheti.tryingtodecidehoo

    theph.

    thistikreuzvoeerereaeeresaidintothereceiver.antofsilenceashelistened.

    alreadyreissthought.

    butthesdchiefthephone.”foryou.”

    secretlyrelaxinghrelief,reisstookthephone.

    ”itssoseresaid.”stoknosicpostersofaustriafortheirclass.”

    tooing,robertr.paulkasourasbusinessoffice.

    fortunately,paultea.

    ”iall,odeandsilyfuished.oerpiece.

    ”iloseeyou,robert,”paulsaid,inatohatheldchildanthoughtperhapsatraceofaloofness.

    orperhapsitagination.aainlylookedfriendly.achildansensedage.

    ”youryeohepurelybusinesseainly,youayareierpositiontojudgethani.”

    paulsaid,”sheallebox.”ithashisoffice.”

    heknoartn.nevereventoldher.sothatsthat.noe.sokindofaytryingtoseducehiswife.

    heuldruin,self.carefullyhentinuedsippinghistea,hisfaceiassive.

    ”oh”hesaidldly.”iing.”

    paulopehebhtoutthepinandbeganiingit.heheldittothelight,tueditoverandaround.

    ”itookthelibertyofshoberofbusinessaerierit.”heeyedrobertporaryedthatyouaresolerepresentative.”

    ”yes,thatisso,”childansaid.

    ”youoheartheirrea”

    childanbowed.

    ”thesepersons,”paulsaid,”laughed.”

    childan.

    ”yet

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