God. to get her interested.

 Their trouble
 Their trouble. But this was done in a fairly well-equipped shop. About forty." "You can argue with him. You have to wait. Arrival of -- what? He hopped to his feet and stood panting." "It is a sleight-of-hand business. And yet -- there still remained one annoying sore. Like this chink peddling away ahead of me. now. and set out into the world with five dollars to find a new life. And anyhow. A cent apiece. with suspicion. Ramsey scuttle about after office arrival completed. "We're supposed to take the text -- they're transmitting it out of code -- and make sure it's printed by the press. They're clever and can learn." Mr. Doubtfully he said. Recall order of world. one will recall. in fact more than he had here in the PSA. Crated original mint trimotor airmail plane discovered in barn in Alabama. And meet them. the major's friend had shown up at the store to hear Childan's historically firsthand account. by my chair. I regret. Joe nodded at the book and said.

 What does he say about Pearl Harbor?" "President Tugwell is so smart that he has all the ships out to sea. but it is not our job to convert." "Yes. It has a human-interest theme; there's these two young people. That would please her. she thought. Yes. That's what the oracle is telling me. "I am Swedish. He dutifully put it away in his pocketbook. In a neat stack on the chair lay Joe's possessions. "Are prices high in San Francisco? I am out of pocket for this trip. given a treatment to make it appear old and worn. At seven o'clock the following morning. The rule of survival." He listened to the insectlike squeak as it rambled on. but she wanted to; she tried to." The girl now stood at the window. And you buy say around a hundred dollars or so." the man with the wicker hamper said. ." she said. Chairs setup. seeking something in his face -- he could not tell what. From his inner coat pocket he brought his pen. Statement expected. That is why I reacted to them before. the Japanese on the other hand.

 He's been in power twenty years." He shouted excitedly. "You refer to such as E. It is their plans. evidently. you were gone an hour and a half. to hear. Organizational attitude in classic Prussian State sense. . Midwest Plains string tie. decided to consult the oracle." Joe said. What they do not comprehend is man's helplessness.S. had not even fought. You're like a little animal. The din was terrific. Death had spread out everywhere equally. "collects 'Horrors of War. you could paste together out of tin and rice paper a complete artificial America." He smiled. He rose from his desk and paced rapidly back and forth. Soon they were all eating. she ascended the steps to the front door of the old wooden building in which she lived. make my life miserable. ." Robert Childan said." "I heard to the part about Doctor Seyss-Inquart.

" Half an hour later. well as the buttons themselves. Childan computed. He tried to break my larynx. "Cairo. every particle being connected with every other; you can't fart without changing the balance in the universe. now. greater heartbeat. So perhaps we should have somebody at the U. Think along reassuring lines. "Never mind. "These are great times. . at last went on. "Hey. We can drop the "Mr. His place is called --" She glanced at the book jacket. . Run? All in preparation for panic flight. Eichinann. he thought. He could not make sense out of it. . However -- it is interesting. with the Reich. a fresh vase of marigolds. the billion chemical heaps in Africa that were now not even corpses. They have stripped this superman.

 "Wake up. Childan. "I don't understand you. owning immense castle filled with trophies and art objects. "Weren't you going to let me read that?" she asked. He laid it discreetly on the low table. "Yes. 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. spend all his money. which they've forced down our throats; it's Chinese. It's the best industrial lacquer available. he thought. Shows. He should be about eighty. glanced at it. "That's my point! I'd have to prove it to you with some sort of document. sir; on this exposed field. His secretary said. And so. quivering corpse of Berlin. The Oriental knows. He had spent an entire afternoon searching among the heaps of old magazines in the store. There was an amazing range of shape. the Imperial emblem. He bent down and stuck it back in the shelf. Yes. through the use of atomic power -- what daring! How the sniggerers had been set back on their heels. His attitudes had formed in the War Cabinet days.

" His tone was flat." Mr. Colorado. trying to read it. But Africa. His head ached." He glanced at her. she thought. "Lack of tradition and middle-class institutions combine --" He broke off." How that man can write. The old gentleman -- it is embarrassing. drinking in his reaction. The consulate should have been able to intercept him -- before the order from Berlin had even been sent. one gold pin sold would bring more than forty brass pins. Tagomi bowed. "Listen. She couldn't survive any other way; I know how she gets around nightfall. But -- suppose many of them are non-authentic? Difficult matter. the dreadful mortification of their situation. if you could go in there like you did. I have a matter of delicacy. You had better heed my request. as depicted in Abendsen's book. "You mean sell it myself?" "Take it into retail shops. This man said to be feared by many Partei people. Plans roamed his mind as he lay in bed gazing up at the ancient light fixture in the ceiling. In a foolish and loud manner he had argued politics; he had been rude in his disagreeing. Juliana had divorced him a year ago.

 The loudspeaker at the end of the aisle said. he was not certain what Mr. Priceless collector's item. The Colt . Evidently Hitler was answering the American prosecutor. then possibly later on. "Robert. he realized. Ramsey. Usually he crossed the street and ate at the coffee shop. whole new downtown. he thought. they could see no indication of the amateur. Wall of offices. There was something fatuous about Hexagram Fifteen. Himmler. this thought: the ancient gigantic cannibal near-man flourishing now. Didn't last. The radio said: ". . he had more or less gone berserk. start industry humming." Pferdehuf said. living as best I can." "That's hideous. wounded in England by a Nazi Tiger tank." the chink was saying. "The historicity?" She said.

 "because we live by a five-thousand-year-old book. it explained." His voice rose and broke screechingly." "I." She faced him calmly.44." he said. and anyhow he had to watch the other cars -- she said. The key phrase. it has to be one or the other; it can't be both. and for a long time." "I'm not a countryman of yours. But Mr. The Nazis have no sense of humor. Former Austrian Nazi. Joe said. waiting. reached and turned up the car radio. Mr. After it licks the Japs. If I had waited only one day more. made himself comfortable. maybe. Anyhow. Then the girl was back. "Across lap. It gets me down. Tagomi's original order; surely only a Japanese would care about such debris.

 And his blood stopped in his veins. Hoping. As water roared around him he sang at the top of his lungs:"Wer reitet so spat. Learned that. In a neat stack on the chair lay Joe's possessions." Rita said. presently." she said in a giggling voice. The Japanese had blinked uncomprehendingly. he thought. rickety tin and board shacks that had sprung up from the ruins even before the last bomb fell. wearing a gray jersey sweater." he said.S. with a dash of the droll. They had talked Frink's landlord into renting them the basement of the building. When he next looked up. She had always told Frank that he was ugly. If the sum was small enough. However. Happy-go-lucky. my friend. Then the nauseating upward thrust of the elevator. Others had opened similar places. and she hated him and it because it made her look. Tagomi asked." Reiss said. Baynes said.

 as Miss Ephreikian reseated herself with her tape recorder. Longer than your trip." "This is perpetual argument between us. she thought. passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. I am cast into gloom. But he did not feel apprehensive; he felt. Better if you call him. My office being downtown not far from your esteemed store. like the Nazis say. less important. I know that Doctor Todt was the most modest. a blue letter C. It was a chance to meet a young Japanese couple socially. only doing -- like me. he reopened The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. Number One of Tip Top Comics. That's his pet name for it. "If you wish. Mr. "Look. "I don't have time to read popular fiction. the boy knew. Then another pin. the darker races were excluded from the country clubs. At the bookcase she knelt. Reichstag in session. Berlin would be angry at the PSA consulate.

 . Baynes slowly hung the receiver. Baynes wandered on. earring clipbacks. a tall. had a big article called: TELEVISION IN EUROPE: GLIMPSE OF TOMORROW. When he re-emerged he found that he had a customer. The older truck driver said to him. In a foolish and loud manner he had argued politics; he had been rude in his disagreeing. Possibility of successful intercept remote at this stage. do all the coding and decoding -- every step involved? Apparently so. "At your office in the Nippon Times Building. Tagomi glanced down. especially in the development of the polyesters. there is no use. Japanese thirteen-string harp. his small suitcase beside him; he had opened it and brought out a ragged. wandering up Market Street. Tagomi said. And a supply of --" "I don't believe either of those two lighters belonged to Franklin Roosevelt. Eleven-thirty! Good grief. So you'll have a record of what you've left with me. And those great glossy magazines printed in Munich and circulated around to all the libraries and newsstands." "You should read it." Baynes murmured. . "I hear you. .

 It's a sort of brain defect." Taking the book. Evidently I'm easily deceived. "I have frequently thought it over. Your reputation. after writing that book. he had only seen the Military Governor of the U. is our speciality. "Please accept my humbly meant advice; hire some expert to scrutinize your acquisitions. is find out from those above me whether Mr." she said. in a store such as his. high value and good anywhere. Beyond doubt. so they could sell by mail to stores in other parts of the world. You're coming along. "The Fat One. . she said. Some evil fate that's in store for me anyhow. "I got some really good ideas. Childan's bags aboard. simply. still carrying the book. It stimulates them. "And if the Germans hadn't taken Malta. the big Irish fry cook in his white jacket at the register making change. And yet -- there still remained one annoying sore.

 What had he done now? What had they misunderstood? Stupid inability on their part to grasp alien tongue. as if the oracle had scraped the bottom of the barrel. their scorn -- after all. "This is wonderful; he has us sending food and education to all the Asiatics. "Baldur von Schirach. An attempt will be made to trace me. "in a month or so. leave me here; it's happened before. No praise. Looking back to the early days. And that's Japanese-dominated territory. for Christ's sake!" "Custom. When next he paused and looked up the store was empty. "I want to read to you. "Tell them to calm down and send us the regular papers. Tagomi thought.C. sir. One of the cryptographers had come up to him with an envelope. clipping from New York Times of a recent speech by Mr. Sounds -- he involuntarily put his fingers up to cover his ears. "I'm really stupid. walk. . "That is Imari porcelain. then. in the Jungian sense. Insist that he pursue matter back to source.

 Baynes' voice came.? Interesting book. his arms still folded. long-forgotten tops from the days before the war when milk had come in glass bottles rather than throwaway pasteboard cartons. poor. is a damn good shop foreman. Tagomi said into the phone. Too cumbersome. She was never made for a solitary life. the fellow was a Jew. And still the snake came on. Joe what? she wondered.' no holding action could have done any more than delay the outcome; it couldn't have changed it. The tree-shrubflower-gardener ones. Heaven in its time would raise him up to his old job or perhaps even to something better. Chicago. "For merely acquiring vitamin D. but it's the dream that stirs one. you know how Bob Hope goes on. Marine Corps in World War Two. he thought. Yes. As the pedecab took him closer to his destination." the man said. It is that which keeps it all from wearing down." A pause. acting up. But later.

 Listen. "the carrier Syokaku is at the bottom of the Philippine Sea. Mr. Farben." the Japanese said. Some had a spider-web delicacy. . how worthless they are. I'm not a German. "He is addressing you in Swedish. even if we did lose the war. made their way parallel with the mountains. the dreadful mortification of their situation. with drink in hand. Childan's heart sank. The gentle. not some meshuggener." The man worked feverishly. 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. that is it. His two older brothers had served in the Ethiopian campaign. "Very high-type individuals. Shall I gather superb collection of such and bring aboard the Syokaku? This afternoon. When the seed falls. they read a book." Childan nodded slightly. "An accurate guess. "I don't know that.

" Pferdehuf nodded. "I have a car. Baynes. "The only answer as I see it to these monarchist hangers-on is to cut the budget of the Navy so they can't afford ." Reiss nodded. Ray Calvin Associates. "pass copies right on to our people at the airport and down at the harbor. both handsome. "Sorry to interrupt you. Then a pin. C. Paul was watching him silently. or funny signs or girly rings or postcards or views of the Bridge. alive. But then the flight from Stockholm to San Francisco is only forty-five minutes. Maybe not." The barest politeness. bronze. he realized. History is passing us by. that police inspector." "Thank you. also smiled. "Oh. the hurt. "I'd like to see them do to England what they did in Africa." They did not look exactly pleased at his remark. The Mediterranean Sea bottled up.

 introspective expression. and yet the Leader's gabble was still sacred. It's the fault of those physicists and that synchronicity theory. print on the wall." "I hope we have fun in Denver. Roosevelt isn't assassinated in Miami; he goes on and is reelected in 1936. for both of them. He could imagine Doctor Goebbels at this moment. had a big article called: TELEVISION IN EUROPE: GLIMPSE OF TOMORROW. parts lists. like they say. the man finally said. But the pinocs. I hid it in a pillow. Was he supposed to deny the great masters of European music. in the center of the bed. Joe." Childan had said suddenly. But only Ed could go there; Childan would certainly remember Frank Frink. Especially small items like jewelry." The salesman put down an odd-looking little square of gray and red paper on Childan's desk." Joe nodded. now. Both brown and blue surfaces achieved by a modern quick-acting technique. I can't get faith or enthusiasm by willing it. In the thirteen years I've been in New York not one good new musical or play ever opened. "please tell me if the carrier Syokaku is in the harbor. Herr Pferdehuf.

 this was after all Japanese-administered land. ." the fry cook warned the truck drivers with a wink. But there is always a way. mostly of the enterprising business class. . Major Humo had said." The clerk indicated a vacant dressing room. issuing from the two-inch speaker. Sun glared past the blind onto the heap of clothes that had fallen to the floor. What they say is true: your powers of imitation are immense. Japan no doubt a province of Russia; in fact." Mr." Juliana thought." Actually. Betty said. apart from the rest of him: he had found the right thing. those elite SS fairies. "Yes." That's a big moment. Your price is fifty percent of that. into this district of the city had come an elderly Japanese ex-Army man. Where had it come from? Out of his sleeve; out of the air itself. They -- the local SD -- were told by someone on Heydrich's staff to watch him. not merely to represent the ideal. sir. "We might as well get it over with. She had heard about it.

 a cigarette stuck to his lower lip; he was a good driver. Later. Frink said. He thought." Mr. had had a deeper query in the back of his mind." "You got to hand it to the Germans; monopoly's not a bad idea. finds the plates from which some old stamp was printed. What the hell to say? Something safe. had not even fought in the war on the Axis side." Ed shut off the truck motor. "This is wonderful; he has us sending food and education to all the Asiatics. "I'll ring you back later." he said. Mr. . he mulled with pleasure his satire. "No. Accident. Or -- his hands trembled as he rattled the coins. poured himself hot black coffee from the silver pot. and suddenly he turned away. and he bent over his new drink to conceal himself from the eyes of his host. The insight was. Better not to have all irons in one fire. The Bormann death has shaken him." Joe said." Juliana said.

 Happy-go-lucky. you had wanted to send a message to the German consul. then fear. Sir. Colorado. Damn it; why did I have to bring it up? But hell. They smiled at him without any superiority. Officially eliminated other contestants within police apparatus such as A. in fact. holding the piece high. Childan said. She was a judo instructor. leave me here; it's happened before. Forty-six. the place was warm and bright. I wish to see you. This meeting. Tagomi said. take me back to the office. he entered. It's a reproduction cast from plastic molds except for the walnut. Tagomi's voice had become colder and more formal each day. The factories of the Ruhr. ceased his line of thought and applied himself to his food. his chest heaving from the exertion of the hill climbing. and they could go to libraries and museums and concerts. ." He became abruptly somber.

 speaking to the young truck driver. "Listen; I rode that rig not to drive but keep off hijackers. He felt now a bit of resentment." The salesman said in a rapid voice. They have the skin thing there. notice of resemblance to deterioration of affectivity in pathological schizophrenia should be made. Worse. Childan noticed that all parts of the phonograph were concealed. "One would calm me right about now. Grand slam to keep patronage forever. See what I"m really thinking? I know I did not show it. he wondered. wheezing. Baynes unfolded the midday edition of the Nippon Times and once more read the headlines. Baynes as he waited day after day alone in his room at the Abhirati Hotel. hesitated. Go to Ray Calvin. she ascended the steps to the front door of the old wooden building in which she lived. . "Gives strange view about suffering. both on the part of the Abwehr in Berlin and the Tokkoka in Tokyo. From one of the showers. Go ahead. Maxim utters: no one can err in serving steak to new-found guest first time. "I would like to know." He listened to the insectlike squeak as it rambled on. You see my point. and he bent over his new drink to conceal himself from the eyes of his host.

 Mrs. The kike keeps himself barricaded. When he finished reading it he saw that Pferdehuf was waiting to hear. "Joe. I did it again. Ch'ien. might notice him and stare. Reiss' secretary. so-called. and to everyone. Preface One. But even then. he grabbed the book." Flopping in a chair in the corner of the room he lay back. It was too much; he felt his gaze blur. with a younger Japanese beside him. including the rouge polishing." Paul nodded slightly. greed. Have you been told about a third party who is to join us in our discussions?" Mr. At least. like a woman who played tennis or (even worse) collected mushrooms in the woods. making way up to slightly raised table. China teaches us rightly to honor the old. We cannot see ahead. helpless. And then an idea occurred to him. ships from the Crimea to Madrid.

 Always moving on. with long legs. they had to obey the curfew. he came in and rattled off some long account. Contact him. For instance. Stuck here on the West Coast. So he was through. sniffing car exhaust in highway town. Did he fall dead without me? A fink is a finch. "Losing your nerve?" "No. He came to the proper door along the carpeted hall. however. "I would enjoy your company. he came in and rattled off some long account. yes. had picked up a lovely ashtray. He could both hear and speak. "It's all right to talk about this; the Japs have let it be circulated in the Pacific. more so than at any time since she had met him; with a yell of enthusiasm. Any at all. "Thank you for confirming my own observations. to make the right impression. . At first he had thought it was just plain bad eyesight. the loudspeaker explained that no one was to smoke or to untie himself from his padded seat. 1945 -- engraved at its top. They had simply let their enthusiasm get the better of them there.

 he thought as he hung up the phone. Their figures are so superior; not fat. a slow." She let go of his ears; they had been twisted until they were now bright red. rigid fingers. God. but they were worth it -- because they enabled him to prove that he was right. I will have the gun analyzed at the University of California Penology Department. Omuro had gouged the poor. all right. Aristocratic. ." Childan said. "Pick them up. "Isn't this one of those banned-in-Boston books?" he said. Overhead. since the word "authentic" meant nothing really. They had even agreed on a name. One of those old monarchist families from East Prussia. adequate food. parts lists. as Miss Ephreikian reseated herself with her tape recorder. I have been away two years. finished with her shower. Far off. an enormous buffalo head. that blond babylike innocence; they're saving themselves for Mama. The din was terrific.

S. she thought. "You're right. Much similar to R. sitting on the couch reading the newspaper. But he thought to himself instantly. Tasteful in the extreme. "Will that Stude of yours make it?" Joe called. "The Moment for us all. not looking back. G?ring. . that the word "fake" meant nothing really. The Sinking of the Panay. he had been so active with her. "And once the British had defeated Rommel. the quiet. Engineer. what you said of it. Tagomi hurried to the express elevator. "I would enjoy your company. the eyeless turrets still upraised." The salesman had now spent well over an hour showing his wares. You must. from one of the largest wholesale suppliers in San Francisco. Baynes. When I recall the bold deeds perpetrated by Herr Bormann in securing the salvation of the German people from her enemies both at home and abroad." Mr.

 "By SD instruction. . what you said of it. Major Humo had said. Frank Frink lay in bed wondering how to get up. Africa. I'm trying to pretend that these Japanese and I are alike. Real. It is not actually illegal; I would not go to jail. And one never sees anything like it. they certainly are going to get to me. while driving him to his hotel. being so expert." Baynes said. Tendency to bite off more than they could chew. He breathes -- death. she concentrated on the page open in her lap." Joe said. "I want to read to you. he lit up a marijuana cigarette. They'll write anything if they know they'll get paid. "My wife may have something for your head. Mr. the international set that supported the decadent art. When may I meet you?" "Quite soon. he decided. headstrong. a rather dangerous man.

" He looked tired. Reiss shut the book and sat for a time. Her body and the body of the man in her arms were damp with perspiration. addressing no one. The boy whose card landed with the head side up. he had his own sign; at night it blazed on and off in company with all the others of the city. once more fumbled with the velvet trays. metal rising and falling as she breathed. "You mean that sarcastically?" "No. possibly? Mr. into the bathroom; he had begun running hot water in the bowl. had reclaimed discarded artillery shells. And yet -- triumph. That crash over Madagascar. the novelist knows humanity. he decided. their legalistic fascination with documents. perpetrated by Herr Bormann in securing the salvation. she can talk to anybody on earth." From the tiny speaker Mr." Mr. "More morbidity?" Joe said." "The U. It has nothing to do with size. scowled and turned away. You have to watch out. their tanks." He glanced at her.

 Ostensibly. on a basis of acceptance of him as a man rather than him as a yank or. In his room on Hayes Street. standing close. But it weighed so much. "Listen. she said. Speer was the best appointment the Partei made in North America; he got all those businesses and corporations and factories -- everything! -- going again. he recalled. "I have frequently thought it over. in '49." The heavy Bavarian accents of the local SD chief. Let us face that. carrying her back and dropping her to bounce frighteningly on the bed. Responsible for controlling Wehrmacht elements after close of hostilities in famous clash between police and army which led to reorganization of governmental apparatus." he said aloud. if I instigated it and it backfired. But this book. and then the bubble would burst. over the sensual. He was not a mere police bureaucrat." he said. Each of us dropped a card so that it flipped in the air. And it's a little freer up there. let's see. rather than the best. God. to get her interested.