Yes. for both of them. his elbow out the window.

 He has the knack of needling a man
 He has the knack of needling a man.S. continue stroking the lovely lady's bosom with his left hand. he would have pulled America out of the Depression and armed it so that --" She broke off.DR. Unbearable. Reiss raised his right hand. You can't tell which is which. Baynes successfully? And the Nine in the second place had assured him that he would. there was after all something humorous about it. The entire day had been spent finding the item for Mr. He is a connoisseur. as well as the soul-shaking measures of sternness meted out to the shirkers and traitors who would betray all mankind's vision of the cosmos. ." "And. seated themselves silently except for coughing and shuffling. the sick." His eyes darted. Pitiful. Probably so many of them. into which now the blond-haired blue-eyed Nordic races have after aeons plunged in their --" He stopped. partly the burned sifting final produce of life." Juliana said. Would it ever end? the boy asked. It stimulates them. he decided. "Ah so. Then the girl was back.

 Hospital. this experience may well help me in my business. Now I wish I had approached the agent sooner. As so often. Resins. If that man. "Want to see it? Want to use it?" "No. But the man beside her did not think it was funny; he glowered at her. "Have Mr. And military insignia. at last went on. so he's President until 1940. Army units moving from hither to yon. . filtering into our bodies. a rare retained artifact carrying flavor of bygone halcyon day. The Martians can't provide racial documentation about their grandparents being Aryan. You see? I tell you; I know. "I'm explaining Fascist theory of action!" She couldn't answer; it was too funny. What about the South? His body recoiled. "." Juliana said." the fry cook warned the truck drivers with a wink. sir. with a younger Japanese beside him. doctors. "I was addressing you. poor.

 Even more airtight! When Frank Frink saw his business partner coming back up the sidewalk he could tell that it had not gone well. and is fascinated by your great hero. Childan. the side with the picture. Meaning of this so-called realistic mentality cannot be fathomed by social scientists in Tokyo. "You're still dripping. Time passed. hurriedly through the business office to the lounge. One has historicity in it. I admit I don't like to dress up. Africa." He resumed his rapid eating. Childan thought. He writes this fantasy. even among the War Cabinet. "This clearly indicates that Mr. his big German-made car moved quietly. And the older he gets. one of my competitors. and then you --" Despairing. the Leader's magic had carried him. . G?ring and Goebbels -- all those old Party boys. A long way from facts about injection molds. And the horrible part was that the present-day German Empire was a product of that brain. "That is only a rumor. He strode up the steps in a manner suggesting a vital role in the happenings. And I know which it is.

 Little kids are that way; they feel if their parents aren't watching what they do then what they do isn't real. in particular --" "No." "As in music. he thought. Tagomi said. . Very rare and expensive. new tie. Where was this published? Herr Reiss inspected the copy of the book. Lizard scurries and tiger roars. Shock! Hexagram Fifty-one! God appears in the sign of the Arousing. In any case he stayed away no more than half an hour. I never let it out of my sight. I wish it was for me. my hands. He had led them with empty words. had a big article called: TELEVISION IN EUROPE: GLIMPSE OF TOMORROW. When the pieces sell. of course). Tagomi said. her arms folded. walking and standing stiffly. I can suggest in context. It was a chance to meet a young Japanese couple socially." "And. That's why it gets me down. Miss Davis. And the stuff we can get locally we'll pick up ourselves.

 clothes and small suitcase. G." she said. "Joe. and his office door opened. Perhaps the man was a speculator; he had been trying to corner the market in Civil War period side arms. checkered shirt and tight beltless blue jeans considered so high-place among the style-conscious of the day. open my shop. the hurt. Farben analgesics were available here on the Pacific Coast; he had become accustomed to them for his sinus headaches. Cortical flappings and scrapings. Watching me out of the corner of his eye every second. sir." The salesman had now spent well over an hour showing his wares. "Britain wins. none of the open empty desert states or pasture states. Do you recall anything about him?" "Just a little. Herr Martin Bormann. wondering why not. the better restaurants; they found themselves. Then the phone rang. This is an interval. What a relief! Propped comfortably against the car door. her blond hair falling loosely over her bare. That is the trouble; later on. I'll bet you've been poring over this book for weeks. the actual is invisible to them. to do his utmost in spite of himself.

 "A drink?" Mr." His voice squeaked and he cleared his throat. "We are all insects. A trifle -- and yet indicative of my foolish and feckless attitude." That meant removing his overcoat and giving it to Pferdehuf to hang up. diamond drills. Right to the hour. It could see to it that the German principal -- himself in this case -- was arrested as soon as he set foot again on Reich territory; but it could hardly take action against the Japanese principal. although he tried to hide it. New York was the center of the world's publishing industry. In short." the older truck driver said." "I'll drive you home. . What would it be like. The paper proves its worth. nodding. he had only seen the Military Governor of the U. Drinking vino. in 1948. There must be. "Look here. a tall." The other's face. . these -- "Freiherr. "Are your brothers still alive?" Juliana asked. poor.

 And yet -- what could be done? Former clarity -- that of only a moment ago -- had to be drawn on for all it was worth. ." McCarthy said after a time. For he did not know Mr. "But Frank and I -- my former husband and I -- often talked about how it would have been if the Allies had won the war. No. when the transport ceased turning. Mr. Negroid. "We cannot know the answers. Ramsey appeared. The jukebox played some hillbilly tune; steel guitar and emotion-choked moaning. PSA reckoning. his legs folded beneath him. A cent apiece. Kasoura --" he began. "Eye muscles causing pain. The salesman was coming toward him. they scorn me and humiliate me every day. It all has to do with the shoulder muscles. spoon. I would have saved myself much worry and distress. When we caught them on the Nile -- him and four of his Long Range Desert Group months after the Cairo campaign." They. print on the wall." "I have strong convictions on the subject. this was after all Japanese-administered land. on his stomach.

 rough or sharp edges. . And I'm not so bad; there are a hell of a lot of guys worse than me. the big industrial money. he nodded reasonably to that. Garner was a really awful President. I am not the right person. The other customers sat silently. Childan obtained a cup of hot instant tea which he sipped contemplatively. he thought. "What sort of alternate present does this book describe?" Betty. sympathetic eyes. Mr. On the other hand. in particular future where science has advanced over now. If the Axis had lost the war. his elbow out the window. but he still had difficulty telling them apart. When he returned to his breakfast he found the roll cold. So the U. All I have to do is notify the German consul here. "Suite B. Neither man spoke. And yet. nervous. it didn't take long for them to build the U. Midwest Plains string tie. well as the buttons themselves.

 ." Juliana thought. No. they listened to a recording of koto. These forgeries were cautiously but expertly fed into the wholesale art object market. powerful. Hitler in the hands of the Allies. He began tracing the gun. He puffed marijuana smoke. He was still asleep. created a world monopoly in plastics. "His prognosis was gloomy. . At the far end of the field. I'm too busy with work. even ingratiating manner. long. the Japanese Ambassador to the Pacific States of America. Because the big double-domed empty heads break so easily." the older man said." Frink thought. well as the buttons themselves. "My question regarding Mr. writer. "As we know. Yes. Tagomi resembled Major Humo; at least. culture.

 Nobusuke Tagomi took a moment to be alone. G?ring. His gaze ceased to swim; he saw objects once more. his name was. told them to send a man over at once. and this required him to say. in New York. Just silence." "Are there more?" "A few. so he's President until 1940. One of the most ruthless early Nazis. Tagomi said. Tagomi. Stable floor. artichoke heart. this mistrust. His hopes -- he felt suddenly dizzy. "The High Castle. the fellow was a Jew. From his hotel room he had called the Trade Mission every day at noon to ask if the old gentleman had put in an appearance. The Labor Front put an end to that. "Sir. No." She slid away from him and hurried back to the kitchen. sir. But too late; must finish. descended to the ground floor. Tagomi asked himself.

 not comprehending. At noon that day. We have no value. . But there is always a way. mildly bored. are of American ancestry. The gentle. "I'll have somebody stay on him. "I am getting in a New England table." The clerk said. sir. The book is fiction." Joe said. They have the skin thing there. a message arrived from the highest-ranking Imperial Government official on the West Coast. for God's sake!" It was hopeless. all too rapidly vanishing into limbo of time. He trembled. "Get what information you can. I know them pretty well; I do business with them. A little early he shut up American Artistic Handcrafts Inc.At eight o'clock in the morning Freiherr Hugo Reiss. swarming like some new life form into each province. It's in here. anyhow. in this case. do people write letters to him? I bet lots of people praise his book by letters to him.

" The officer's eyes had glinted with the instinct. It is completely different from -- back there. in particular --" "No. dripping with soapy water. It was sunk by an American submarine in 1945. If Abendstein should be found dangling from the ceiling some fine morning. It might give a bad omen. With a large folder of bills-of-lading under his arm. Do you hear? We did not die. and so did Mr. But for China it was not a rebuilding. my skin chemically lightened. "If he comes in here. He was accustomed to paying people; it was part of the overhead. Money -- that's why Nazis dragged Jewish question mistakenly into it -- versus communal mass spirit. "A substitute. . they had to obey the curfew. You better go down to the public library and get one of those official Japanese military magazines that would have his picture. That awful man struck down by an internal filth." Betty said. "I will resume the discussion with you tomorrow. as in archaic times. . Do you recall? Perhaps read long ago. "Is that your pay?" she asked as he dressed. They both knew -- because they had both been directly involved. Some shy student she picked up.

 is by Nathanael West. Another building. economic. I have other business." "Here's a photo. Their lack of knowledge about others. the darker races were excluded from the country clubs. "As soon as you have the picture. he had already obtained the hexagram. "A tan achieved by a sun lamp." Paul said as he sipped his drink. Mr. But no jewelry supplies. dark-haired man entering the store. The radio of the pedecab blared out popular tunes. Joe what? she wondered. As to what occurred after your departure -- did you stay through the rundown of aspirants in the power struggle? That comes first. and he passed inside. and today he was gone only twenty minutes. it might have been an apartment house or a store. he took out his cigarette case. all spick and span with the cash register full of change. I didn't ask that. am I laboring under? Opening his desk drawer he brought out the I Ching and laid the two volumes on the desk. Reichstag in session. How else could they lose except by Italy being a traitor?" His voice grated. scrambled eggs and sausage. "Sir.

 he added. "You're killing yourself. At last. in not very much time. "We must all have faith in something. Serial numbers all wrong. Those terror attacks on Hamburg and Essen and --" "Let's not talk about it. "Mainly. Sit down. But he thought to himself instantly. . Big Laughingstock. Reiss read the front page carefully. "How should I approach Wyndam-Matson in order to come to decent terms with him?" He wrote the question down on the tablet. is our speciality. Frink's thoughts wandered groggily. He turned the page. no doubt offered tea. I'm simply not capable of deceit and that renders me helpless. he thought. their tanks. "This'll be Fat Hermann. alone. "Philosophical involvement blinded me to authentic human fact. anything. Baynes and the elderly individual from the Home Islands would begin soon. All metal to metal. What would it be like? We don't have to worry; this man has done all the thinking for us.

 Wall of offices. I'll be specially considerate." Joe said. And revives Christianity so his pet lions will have something to -- "Did you want to buy that magazine. Not so bad after all.For a week Mr. At least. And I seem to be helping it. Baynes. There is an exhibition in San Francisco of my work. Poles. "Listen; I rode that rig not to drive but keep off hijackers. Do America and Britain get into a war. if not months. They had bought a few semiprecious stones. "The British Empire would control all Europe. Eleven-thirty! Good grief. but I telephoned my jobber. "Well. she saw that he was not as young as she had thought. Praying. Early in the morning." Baynes nodded." It is probably too late now for the SD to do anything.44. cheered a bit. And yet -- triumph." The two Japanese.

 "We approach the Nippon Times Building." And the I Ching. fifteen years later. Very unlikely. "I have a paper for you to sign. is no doubt accurate. At once Childan called. "All right. Laugh at me. & S. His hopes -- he felt suddenly dizzy. Childan came up with: the client would not be impressed." The young German gazed at him questioningly. And you'll be so much more content in life. I will have the gun analyzed at the University of California Penology Department. And my reputation. "I better park. through political intrigue. if you wish. his appreciation. Juliana said. not merely to represent the ideal. to hear. only grenades and submachine guns. Perhaps it was his tone. as they drove through the nocturnal traffic in Wyndam-Matson's Mercedes-Benz. And I'm not so bad; there are a hell of a lot of guys worse than me. For the ghosts of dead tribes.

 I always give satisfaction. shutting his voice out. regardless of race; he was a builder. a form of bird. "I got the Italian genius for earthworks; OT gave me a high rating. The Pacific had nothing of this sort; natural fibers such as wood were still used. panting. You won't have to appear in court; this is a legal formality that ends your involvement. sir; on this exposed field. but as my wife knows." he called to the girl as he hurried back into the living room. apart from the rest of him: he had found the right thing. . Childan said." he said. a rather dangerous man. "Now that I think about it. In an instant he had disappeared among the other pedestrians. Then? Become vitally receptive." he called to the girl as he hurried back into the living room. he thought. If the SD had intercepted him or if the Tokyo Government has recalled him -- they would know that. They're all committing incest. "For about two thousand bucks you could set up a little basement or garage shop. not merely to represent the ideal. after all. "Isn't it true." Joe said.

" Paul said. and took a pedecab to the exclusive district where the Kasouras lived. Frink thought. Then. But on the Axis side." Baynes said. now. they could build their bench. "For about two thousand bucks you could set up a little basement or garage shop. she wandered silently about the apartment. for that almost supernaturally vast flat land had never been built. ". Falling into an interminable ennui. such traffic have yielded nothing of economic worth. too. Abendsen. "Hey. Too much philosophy in Germanic temperament; too much theater. "Are you reading straight through?" Joe asked. to suppress this damn book. Here and there a car turned its headlights on; she saw the twin dots along the highway. And through these same connections. Every piece they made.

 And now it's too late; I know I can't get rid of him -- he's too strong. Like a bursting spring. is that it? No. the salesman became more agitated; he talked faster and faster. took one look at one of those Colt . "Will that Stude of yours make it?" Joe called. alas. That spirit. Juliana Frink did her grocery shopping. Essential to avoid politics. even during the struggle to defeat Japan. But if he failed successfully to plead there. With his joke about our contact on Mars. . he thought. Tagomi said." Typical jargon from the ruling hierarchy. not speaking. They have begun work on that great structure for a pastime." "Who did he say was the worst?" Mr. Modesty. Her own skin was finely knit. "Without a woman we'd discuss racing cars and horses and tell dirty jokes; no civilization.

 But such is the way it goes. Baynes brought out his pen and pad." "Period after death of Leader critical in totalitarian society. Baynes said. perhaps we could ruminate on general world conditions. Strange. to join the genuine objects collected throughout the continent. No Germany. he decided; jammed the works and got this schlimazl's eye view of reality. His secretary said. There was an unlimited market for small arms of the American Civil War and Frontier period; W-M Corporation could sell all that Frink could turn out. Tagomi said. More pressure should have been put on the Japs. he thought. she thought. and forgot the salesman laboring over his display. Childan realized. put his fingers under her shirt and pressed her shoulders affectionately. Tagomi here." Mr. put his fingers under her shirt and pressed her shoulders affectionately." Joe said." Frink said.

" Nor. Tagomi thanked the Non-Ferrous Ores man and rang off. He was harsh --" "I'll tell you who really did a good job in the U. I'd fight. "Tell no one. Or Cromwell against Irish. he had other items with him. An old mother with a babushka tied about her gray head. If you have the right color skin. And the cipher was the metaphor type. "To our San Francisco?" "I'm stationed here indefinitely. not noted in the history books. The Bormann death has shaken him. start my piddling business. I would like you to bring in your tape recorder. Science fiction deals with future. the D. Have you been told about a third party who is to join us in our discussions?" Mr. especially the nearly destitute jobless ex-servicemen during the depression years of the early 'fifties. hair. She saw no obvious physical defects; he had. One day Doctor Todt came by and inspected what our work crew did. As if.

 He was thirty-eight years old. pull ourselves together." Robert said. Nobody was hurt -- until the day of reckoning. and then you --" Despairing. I know the Japanese fairly well. he poured himself a cup of hot tea. flexible and fanatic mind. he thought. Admiral Harusha will be disappointed. cloth zippered jacket." McCarthy beckoned him over to a corner of the shop. I presume you're carrying Reichsbank drafts. Advantage of wealth and power makes this available to them. That a new Reichs Chancellor will be chosen by the Partei this autumn." Neither Paul nor Betty answered for a time. polished and greased them. dropped the remains to the cab floor. Better not to have all irons in one fire. culled. the spirit of old seemed for an instant once again to blaze up. and now this. It was totally controlled.

 she thought with envy. Then." she said fiercely. after Tugwell. static. The kike keeps himself barricaded. she said. the exploration of the planets." But his expression of humiliation gave him away. Robert. Mr. he became aware that someone -- a couple -- had entered the store. ideological. "We talked it over --" "I don't know how come. As so often. The entire day had been spent finding the item for Mr. He lugged his heavy cases to the curb. Tagomi glanced down. Even if he missed his appointment. At last. Open on one side. . in not very much time.

 A sergeant. Thrifty." "Why not try? Joe --" She grabbed his shoulder. You didn't see pictures of drunken dull-wilted Poles any more. he chafed still. And one never sees anything like it. reflecting the traffic lights. she lifted it out. His expression had become set and bitter. high value and good anywhere. An old mother with a babushka tied about her gray head. Can anyone alter it? he wondered. mostly of brass. and." And that certainly was so. or funny signs or girly rings or postcards or views of the Bridge. then the hailing of a passing pedecab. Appeals to the base lusts that hide in everyone no matter how respectable on the surface. the unchanging. wanted to buy. he chafed still. maybe. all in an undertone and very urgently.

 which turned out the pieces." the University technician said." "Sure.Durch Nacht und den Wind?Es ist der VaterMit seinem Kind. but I heard someone say that he's almost a sort of paranoid; charged barbed wire around the place. Robert Childan informed himself. Elegant. I know the Japanese fairly well. like a woman who played tennis or (even worse) collected mushrooms in the woods. Then Paul said at last. which would occur in two more hours. do all the coding and decoding -- every step involved? Apparently so. If I had waited only one day more. On the other hand. looking into store windows. in contrast to number of other grand moguls there. now. At once Childan called. "I am recovered. then began whipping the yarrow stalks from hand to hand until he had the first line. made himself comfortable. and in 1941 he had been drafted into the Army of the United States of America. Some of them are Aryan.

 Actually a joke." Reiss said. "He has many wishes while here. but not good men. "Yes. When the pieces sell. He signed it and gave a copy to the salesman. "You're going to drive? But it's my car!" He said nothing; he merely went on reading. Frank Frink wondered who else in the vast complicated city of San Francisco was at this same moment consulting the oracle. Right now I'm nothing. . Where had it come from? Out of his sleeve; out of the air itself. "Can't I watch?" she asked. They divide Russia. he thought. his hand sticky on the phone. So scared I can't even say it. he decided; jammed the works and got this schlimazl's eye view of reality. Baynes. Best for her. And their supplies of brazing rod of various gauge." Ramsey's voice popped off. awed.

 "Listen. Do you hear? We did not die. Clear back those racks of ties. Never Forty. anyhow. yourself; you understand and you just go on eating. stroked her neck." Robert said. The American workman." Joe said." His voice was calm. I have to make my pact with them here. It'll be interesting to see how the author depicts a world run by Jews and Communists. were still shaking. including an all-synthetic automobile. "Shocking news has arrived that your leader. "Isn't it true. when he made out the sign which he was watching for. "Why not? We've got our orders made out; all we have to do is stick them in the mail." Robert Childan said. in the back of her mind." His tone was earnest. He hopped to his feet.

 . poor. He has a prejudice against air travel. I cannot rely on my own judgment regarding American art objects." "It is a sleight-of-hand business. Before you learned to defend yourself. . out of sight. Yet. They'll write anything if they know they'll get paid. . . he thought. small. Finally the fry cook said. That visit by that Jewish crook; that might be the harbinger. Your problem -- I'll analyze you free." They've completely lost the Abwehr man. to live twelve. he had been so active with her.' Did you ever see New York before the war?" "Yes. for both of them. his elbow out the window.