appearance? He felt dismay. He ate with more enjoyment.

 dating back to his poor days as a bum in Vienna
 dating back to his poor days as a bum in Vienna. was the Frankfurter Zeitung. elaborately printed card. or did laundry. Ramsey stumbled over the words. When she unlocked the door of her apartment she saw Joe Cinnadella still lying where she had left him." "Four o'clock?" "Four it is. sir.' Concentration camps. Childan tried to picture Mr. he had his categories. "I always forget; they're a little yellow out here. Searching his memory. hearing the traffic on Sutter Street. Not today or tomorrow -- but after that.44. His heart pounded. "You've completely lost faith in yourself -- right? Too bad. Karl walked away from the silent casket. Frank "Goldfish" Fink is going to be a paleontologist and vows to marry Norma Prout. "Purchased here." Mr. or hardware. He was thirty-eight years old. "Bit of lilac. And yet in the final anaylsis it is not possible even for Mr. . ".

 ." Juliana said. "Are your brothers still alive?" Juliana asked. a Democrat would have been elected --" "According to this Abelson. and in 1941 he had been drafted into the Army of the United States of America. all spick and span with the cash register full of change. . Amazing. these are the victors. Karl thought. And Ed McCarthy and Frank Frink had made business cards. "Abendsen's theory is that Roosevelt would have been a terribly strong President. She would look terrific. from man to man. Betty. strongly for a moment. Obviously." Paul began. Nor did he take notice of the enormous neon signs with their permanent ads obliterating the front of virtually every large building. he decided. on the Japanese side of the settlement line. The silver. Did you forget. finished with her shower. Lotze. I have a matter of delicacy. he thought. their legalistic fascination with documents.

 problem which all religions cope with. all with thick blond hair. Tagomi now studied it critically. Former head of Hitler Youth. No such ship. Then the rest. Let us face that.44 items you people turn out. Your idols got taken away from you one by one and now you have nothing to give your love to. "We shall begin return trip to downtown city by Mission helicopter. "Very pretty. There." "I. thinking you weren't coming back. They -- the local SD -- were told by someone on Heydrich's staff to watch him. dry." he said. And. the quiet.Joy comes softly. then. deport myself; right? Teach me manners; right?" "You talk okay. We all know the cowardly Italian Army that ran every time they saw the British. There's always theft going on in stores. The Kasouras. I'm really not concerned whether some gun you send us really was used in the Civil War or not; all I care about is that it's a satisfactory Colt . "Care to borrow Grasshopper?" Paul asked. to him.

 This is an interval. "Mr. ugly and menacing. He was thirty-eight years old. "Well. "I'm really stupid. "It's all right to talk about this; the Japs have let it be circulated in the Pacific. Churchill is so --" "You mean he's still in power? Wouldn't he be around ninety?" Joe said. Mr. Her shift at the judo parlor did not begin until noon; this was her free time. At once he phoned them. Why should we be intimidated? He's just a man like the rest of us." "Because you've gone to bed with so many girls. she decided. At this point they had not yet tried to sell. Because most of them were Jewish. "Joe. In any case. Live out in City of the Winding Mists. Thoughts on something else. . Career man with elite SS Subordinate of H. When he reached his office he instructed Mr." Mr. . you live only once. naturally. Soon they were all eating.

 "Briefly. "Good day. "Pick them up.C. What the hell to say? Something safe. That was all so goddam long ago. the entity. "What a man. . if only Herr Krupp can produce it in quantity. Unfortunately. Mr. he thought as he walked over to his bench and began collecting his tools. They have begun work on that great structure for a pastime. Yin." Childan gazed morosely through the store window at the warm bright day and the San Francisco office buildings. Wiped out to make a land of -- what? Who knew? Maybe even the master architects in Berlin did not know. And to discover what they are really like. Baynes hurried to the bathroom and prepared to shave. this sending of Einsatzkommandos after Abendsen. To see if I'm taking any interest. He shrugged. but a dinner guest. like an animal. for instance." Mr. Sources. In his pajamas.

 he at last said. on Market Street. and Childan had to tell a convincing story. the truth. All night with him. For a moment she thought he was going to hit her; he drew his arm back. checkered shirt and tight beltless blue jeans considered so high-place among the style-conscious of the day." Mr. the admiral cannot pay personal visit to your esteemed store. Presently she served him a platter of bacon and eggs. and told the chink to take him to the Nippon Times Building. Robert Childan still felt the sense of confidence which had overtaken him during the meal. now. Return to the Home Islands for further consultation. sir. You would have had all the good and none of --" "Let me read. Reiss decided. It has our address and phone number. "The Fat One. "Years. As he shaved and. shall we say. He threw the three coins. Yes." He looked hopefully at Robert. Wiped out to make a land of -- what? Who knew? Maybe even the master architects in Berlin did not know. "Denver is getting one of those heat-resistant runways so that Lufthansa rockets can land there. "I was just looking at it.

 Yes. The maiden is powerful. Women in their long colorful silk dresses . Ramsey scuttle about after office arrival completed. Childan suddenly thought with a chill: Suppose his client isn't Japanese! Everything in the bags had been selected with them in mind. "Ah so. it had a gold point. "you wanted this weapon tested for authenticity. a slow. "I'll send it right off. Yatabe has not shown up." McCarthy said. "Please accept my humbly meant advice; hire some expert to scrutinize your acquisitions. But the Germans would disbar him because of his skin and me because of my dark hair. here. including rally of fifty thousand. "It is half-finished. he had more or less gone berserk. They're accused of sabotage and propaganda." "Lies. I thought. Frink saw that a good many of the pieces were gone. W-M Corporation owner or not. But it's too late. Perhaps it was his tone. they know what sort of store they are in; this is not tourist trash. Confront him. It seemed to the planners.

 cars and buses." Tagomi said. When he left the Kasouras' apartment at ten o'clock. You read the paper. tossed up every sort of rag. wear. All three of us perhaps can indulge simultaneously -- in his mind as he shaved he planned a fine breakfast for them all. more of which persons occur constantly as medical measures improve. But listen; no monkey business. And in Europe. Say." Wyndam-Matson broke in. Would he step on them? Try to get to bathroom by other route. Now the older truck driver inclined his head and whispered to him. . those people could not in a hundred years be given enough trucks or bricks or steel ingots or clothing or typewriters or canned peas or clocks or radios or nose-drops. nothing to do. and display. And not merely as the adversary. for Christ's sake!" "Custom. if that's convenient with you. soaking in them. worshiping your two older brothers and your Major Pardi and General Rommel. with a sprinkling of Japanese as department managers." He glanced around; the girl was off somewhere. S. so this man must be considered a question mark. Good grief.

 And when the kit had been assembled by some gaunt. ". Essential to keep head. jade. the place was warm and bright. Custom made." "An imitation of the authentic historic gun. So watch it. It is too bad. I explained that. Ramsey stumbled over the words. "I'd like to see them do to England what they did in Africa." the customer explained. back up.reached at his retreat in the Alps near Brenner. Tagomi murmured. Reiss raised his right hand. he thought. "He can correct errors regarding home market. "Thirty-four. McCarthy gave him a slap on the shoulder and went off. Speer was the best appointment the Partei made in North America; he got all those businesses and corporations and factories -- everything! -- going again. Why this was so. Mr." Childan began. among simple. Too late now. Did that cover every situation.

 Aristocratic. Several heads turned. once more fumbled with the velvet trays. Betty said. The New Deal under Tugwell; they raise the level of the masses -- listen. Tagomi smiled sympathetically. tears. he carefully scratched the notation on his pad out of existence. I explained that. at the concourse entrance. At last Childan reached out and pointed at a pin." She cajoled Robert and Paul to the dining table. However. That was all so goddam long ago. "Care to borrow Grasshopper?" Paul asked. Tagomi said. By this means. our world.' " Mr." Laying down a leather and felt box he said." He resumed his rapid eating." Juliana said. "We all know that. Opening the book. I know Juliana. and he really had vowed to marry her. But. And he had fought at Cairo; the tattoo was their bond.

 . Reiss went to his desk and took the receiver. Recall mad flight to England. Well. PSA. this good man. "I'm not just going to stand there. However. Now we can't prove this. he thought suddenly. Work the sentences. Be small." Picking up his clothes from the chair he began to dress." His voice had a strangled quality; he cleared his throat. . "You must read it. who had led the Chinese people through the years of war. sliding to her feet. . I grasp the situation. Chauffeurs standing.It furthers one to bring even a small offering." Childan said. Mr. and at last English. Serial numbers all wrong. Berlin crowds cheer. that Mr.

 which he had heard around him every day for so long -- sight of men at the machines. "He never came in here. "You mean I leave it and you pay me later on when --" "You get two-thirds of the proceeds. "One flew over around sundown. they know what sort of store they are in; this is not tourist trash. and today he was gone only twenty minutes. "This is indeed incredible. German or Swede. Ramsey; as yet he had not gotten around to it." He smiled. But even so. Childan bowed spontaneously." In a low voice.S." In a low voice." Calvin said." "It was possible to tell last night. nothing more." she said. I was for a long time a science fiction enthusiast. radiations of harmony. almost barbaric heaviness. sir. "R. "Dead donkey. To begin all over. . she resumed.

 . that Seyss-Inquart seems the most dynamic. His secretary entered with a large handful of papers. then?" Something about it worried her.A." Mr. Someday I know you will have understanding of the reasons which cause me to defer our conference until the old gentleman --" "Regretfully. A shame I broke down and made contact with that agent. Are you about to present your injection molds to us? Although we have been in confusion today --" "There has been a change. for what it is. The old man had a weak. Closer to him. each -- Interrupting. I prefer to stick to subjects I have some competence in. . Like the radio. peering over his shoulder. "We'll wait for Mr. the pastel colors." "Are there more?" "A few. huge rough napkins in what Robert recognized as Early American bone napkin rings. "because we live by a five-thousand-year-old book. There's something special about this man. he thought. We detected particles of several polishing and finishing compounds. all at once. Surely. Colorado.

 then returned to their football or baseball. And no one -- especially the dealers and the collectors themselves -- wanted to. and is capable of obtaining it." "Good day." she said. I not having had opportunity to have my lunch. He thought. too. stood a little ahead of the others. Tears rise to my eyes as I write these words. no welfare public works plans -- the Anglo-Saxon plutocrats wouldn't have permitted it. Success. As Robert Childan stood astonished in the doorway. Down underneath? There is evil! It's actual like cement. no doubt offered tea. Baynes said." he said. Tagomi said into the phone. had made everything up from the start; a line to snare her. So clearly it was the Reich whom the Tokyo authorities had in mind. Kreuz vom Meere. Then another pin. the Foreign Office spokesman addressing the meeting. bowed." He dropped his eyes so as to conceal his hope. and they spout on forever. "Well ." the man mumbled back.

 they halt the Germans' eastward advance into Russia at some town on the Volga. choice will be made. at once moving to open the door. Kasoura --" he began. those commandos; he led them. Rice-paper Mom in the kitchen. swamped him. Oh well. Mr. along with money-making judo. The older man picked up a ketchup bottle from the counter and held it upright by the neck. I must follow their leads entirely. briefly. Is said never to rest. Slavic or Chinese or Japanese." Pferdehuf put the sheets down on the desk. Frank Frink lay in bed wondering how to get up. Listen; I'll never hurt you." Mr. and it's the same as if it hadn't. "Yes. He dutifully put it away in his pocketbook. "This is Mr. the Taming Power of the Great." Baynes regarded the man for a time. Alone. Probably so many of them." Mr.

 Engineer. with drink in hand. Look at him. through the open door held by embassy employee. The silver had cost them a good deal; even silver solder had set them back. pointed Oxfords. Live out in City of the Winding Mists. A lot of what happened was his fault. "To invite your favorable attitude. Much witty invective. Himmler. Open my little business. there are Japs in power here. Doctor Goebbels A-one Nazi speaker. An expert. So we must not reveal his visit. . And yet. this time with a look that was not the ordinary male interest. Tagomi said. leaving the salesman to gather up his remaining stuff. then maybe lean get Juliana back. now; this is Protestant land. Tagomi began." he murmured. "Afraid I know little about Negro music. Houses. the Non-Ferrous Ores Mission.

 there really isn't any Pearl Harbor. do people write letters to him? I bet lots of people praise his book by letters to him. regular. Then resumed." Mr. "Pick them up. slowing the car. Joe said. had been fascinated. "I'm sorry. Tall." Ray Calvin said. Baynes groaned inwardly. "didn't Italy win the war?" She smiled at the young truck driver but he did not smile back. and told him to go by helicopter. All a thing of the past. Mona Lisa smile that hung them up between responses. Someday there would be television stations in all the major European cities." Juliana said. As he ate. But it's too late." The man paused. That's why it gets me down." He opened the box. you must have been in the war. and she went to refill." As they walked down the hail to the elevator she said. and she hated him and it because it made her look.

 stroked her neck. and this required him to say. But he managed to keep his voice level; he even made himself sound a trifle bored. "We don't know it." The older truck driver passed the box to his companion. It has to do with --" She held out her hand. How long have we known this? Faced this? And -- how many of us do know it? Not Lotze. the Little Doctor will not only argue them out of it. then. I cannot think. And --" He paused. not comprehending. if we get them to carry our line." she said. The postal authorities will trace her; I'll send it registered to her last known address. ." she said. Resins. he had only three. W-M!" he called. "What are you going to do?" She seated herself on the edge of the bed. God. That would be dreadful. . The SD had no official authority to interfere. by too many people. "I don't have time to read popular fiction. too.

 opened to his placemark. pressing his hands together. the signs and people lulled him. In fact. . the loudspeaker explained that no one was to smoke or to untie himself from his padded seat. rough or sharp edges. Right?" "Maybe so. Tagomi. Perhaps it was his tone." "Yes." Lotze said. Resting her chin on her folded arms on the table surface and gazing at him sideways. "No. He therefore augments it by means here and there. There were shoppers everywhere. "Abendsen. Haselden sneaked up. That spirit. I was on sentry duty. This matter came up before once. Striped pants: representative from Foreign Office. a message arrived from the highest-ranking Imperial Government official on the West Coast. away from the noise. grimly. The Duce led them. . rang off.

 The radio said: ". A six. "If he comes in here. no matter how elaborate. "The admiral's ship. You certainly did fight at Cairo. He felt excitement and anticipation. That is why a --" He lingered over his choice of terms. that's how they are. I can't get faith or enthusiasm by willing it. it was quite likely that the client of Mr. He has been on his way for two weeks. stained little grip." He watched the city. stained little grip. high value and good anywhere. And one wasn't. he advanced. tongs. toast and marmalade. The rumble of machinery. make my life miserable. putting down his razor. I have committed that utterance to memory and contemplated it many times. Do you see?" "He is not well-off any longer. that Schirach. "How long since you tried to do original designing?" McCarthy asked." Ed McCarthy said.

 and Childan's bitterness and anxiety almost overwhelmed him as he watched the buildings pass. looking anxious. "I have it. The younger Japanese also bowed. "Pardon?" "The oracle. from the sound of it. The Bormann death has shaken him. By his own expression he showed nothing; he went on with the game of picking pieces. that in the U. Anyhow. and the radio playing background music." They've completely lost the Abwehr man. Praying. Tagomi could only listen; that was the fault in his idea. sir. Learned that. land. right now. As long as that awful Heydrich doesn't." To her surprise. gaunt figures had appeared at the rim." The black eyes glinted; he grinned sideways at Juliana. Do you not agree?" He bowed. "All the other truck drivers I've talked to never made so --" "You say I'm a truck driver?" Joe broke in. Hermann G?ring. That way they can make use of German surgical techniques they can't get at home. choice will be made. Could do it with three-fifths of his brain removed.

 the fabulous design of the Japanese architects -- and the surrounding gardens of dwarf evergreens. Perhaps there was an idea in it. One has historicity. "Black powder and ball. And what happens to me. Farben analgesics were available here on the Pacific Coast; he had become accustomed to them for his sinus headaches. "Didn't they have swell theater in those days? That's what I heard. "Don't they still shoot people for reading --" "It depends on your racial group. from the sound of it. He's a natural leader; he almost inspired me. This meeting. Deep sorrow. Maybe G?ring will be the new Fuhrer when that Bormann dies. a large number of people were waiting. Do you think Schirach has a chance?" "No. the trade dollar) television kits to every village and backwater of the Orient. . Finally the fry cook said. Clearly away from the Tao. They are overcome by some archetype; their egos have expanded psychotically so that they cannot tell where they begin and the godhead leaves off. When they opened it they found inside a certified check for two thousand dollars. a rather dangerous man. Ah. sir. and Britain divide the world. for instance fatty nice tail. bookcase. Tagomi thought.

 . "Stay away from her. "One cannot judge by book being best seller." Joe did not seem to hear her; he was staring down at the copy of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy." He walked rapidly from the bathroom. he knew as he hung up the phone. Click. "But change's always harsh on the loser. as for instance consuming with gusto baked potato served with sour cream and chives. live it up -- and then go back to his monotonous existence. plowed." How that man can write. if you could go in there like you did. pushing her around. was firm." He shut the bathroom door; the racket of water shut out any further words. There has been. A sergeant. in fact more than he had here in the PSA. "You understand that Mr. and he started into motion. like mine now as I put these plates and silver in the sink. he thought." Childan nodded. Long since obliterated. too. Then let him give gift to her; no suspicion. I presume you're carrying Reichsbank drafts.

 What our corporate state demands from us is comprehension of the social forces of history. in the old days; before the war for instance. Tagomi said bleakly. Better not to have all irons in one fire. for about six hundred dollars. this is an imitation. right now. by 1960." He winked. also eight. Now we can't prove this. But wait. The small departs." "I have to address that meeting today. is undermining British rule in South Asia by appealing to the large Chinese populations. "Hello. Ironic. Their faces illuminated with knowledge of the scrimshaws which the old sailors had made in their spare time. here and there in the various cities. As he unfastened his own belt. He ran on. such as attempt to sterilize entire Russian population remaining after close of hostilities.S. their quality control was excellent. today pleasantly adorned with blue flowers in her hair. The Pacific had nothing of this sort; natural fibers such as wood were still used. whether to say hello or not. "Mr.

 he would make his way to one of the Import-Export Trade Missions which operated out of Tokyo. You have to get money from Wyndam-Matson. . He never went into fashionable. for the day he and his buddies arose. "Kempeitai. it's all darkness. Herr J. "Sir. What he desires is for gift purposes; to wit: he wishes to present each officer of his ship a valuable historic artifact. It could not be thought in English. Singapore. It was a credit to the incorruptibility of the Jap occupation officials. Did Rommel pin it on you himself?" "General Bayerlain gave them out. that in the U." Still holding the copy of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. Tagomi made a mental note. Tagomi peered at the bedroom clock. she thought. We'd be worse off. Peering over his shoulder. "Good day. "You need to relax. "We have a report. While I dress." As they got into their pickup truck with their wicker hamper. Maybe you can fix Frank here up." the man mumbled back.

 railings. beating the pot. And yet now and then he let himself steal a glance at her. I'm still going in there and really give it to that poop-head. Baynes. All the Mediterranean. "Don't get sore at me. There is an exhibition in San Francisco of my work.  "You let him?" He could not believe it. They are all laughing at me. . Only way is this." Mr. "See?" At first she did not see. He noticed parked Cadillacs." the major had said. Starting forward. "We shall begin return trip to downtown city by Mission helicopter. The various modes of address. Old Adolf. The parked cars. "Hey. I'll let you leave them all. They smiled at him without any superiority. they could build their bench. . "You are feeling better. possibly even morbidly so in terms of appetites.

 Said to be devoid of affective mentality in traditional sense. his arms dangling. And still the snake came on. it all was somehow grander. He was neither taking the boards out nor putting them back; he seemed to have no idea what he was doing. What if it should fail? What if it should fail? That was how the oracle put it. God." she said finally. "You're not the man I spoke to. It did not appear that he would be interrupted for a little while now. As well as the W-M Corporation factory." The Japanese returned the wallet and waited expectantly. But for China it was not a rebuilding. he realized. His head ached but he did not feel sad. And I -- the white barbarian. then? What about a visiting foreigner? Germans often could be seen at the Trade Missions. Not party to ideological disputes." He shut the bathroom door; the racket of water shut out any further words. and yet he felt that it was. sometime today in your office or et cetera. The statistics. please. Miss Ephreikian. A night's rest. And yet -- there still remained one annoying sore. He jiggled the hook." the fry cook warned the truck drivers with a wink.

 she read the back part of the jacket. Have you been told about a third party who is to join us in our discussions?" Mr. And were they all getting as gloomy advice as he? Was the tenor of the Moment as adverse for them as it was for him?. There. . All the showers were in use. "Sie furchten dass --" the young man began. the authentic gun was given its -- you know the bluemetal parts? Those were put in a box of leather strips. "you wanted this weapon tested for authenticity. A captain. It was Peace. stepped from his MercedesBenz 220-E and walked briskly up the steps of the consulate. Farben. Tagomi said. "I"m busy. Bormann throughout. And yet old W-M was really very powerful. You won't find any wire brush scratches. even in the Deep South; World War Two had ended discrimination. "Perhaps one day I'll have a look at that Miss Lonelyhearts book. if he had seen me trying to walk to a business appointment. Mark them up a lot higher. "My question regarding Mr. "Therefore we will cater to his prejudice and graft a priceless American artifact to him instead. make it clear. he murmured. until the old gentleman puts in his appearance? He felt dismay. He ate with more enjoyment.