Человек в высоком замке

           "Won’tyousay?Youwon’ttellme?Youdoknowwhatitis,yourself;youunderstandandyoujustgooneating,pretendingyoudon’thaveanyideawhatImean."Sheletgoofhisears;theyhadbeentwisteduntiltheywerenowbrightred.

           "Emptytalk,"Joesaid."Itdoesn’tmatter.Liketheradio,whatyousaidofit.Youknowtheoldbrownshirttermforpeoplewhospinphilosophy?Eierkopf.Egghead.Becausethebigdouble-domedemptyheadsbreaksoeasily…inthestreetbrawls."

           "Ifyoufeellikethataboutme,"Julianasaid,"whydon’tyougoon?Whatareyoustayingherefor?"

           Hisenigmaticgrimacechilledher.

           IwishIhadneverlethimcomewithme,shethought.Andnowit’stoolate;IknowIcan’tgetridofhim—he’stoostrong.

           Somethingterribleishappening,shethought.Comingoutofhim.AndIseemtobehelpingit.

           "What’sthematter?"Hereachedout,chuckedherbeneaththechin,strokedherneck,puthisfingersunderhershirtandpressedhershouldersaffectionately."Amood.Yourproblem—I’llanalyzeyoufree."

           "They’llcallyouaJewanalyst."Shesmiledfeebly."Doyouwanttowindupinanoven?"

           "You’rescaredofmen.Right?"

           "Idon’tknow."

           "Itwaspossibletotelllastnight.OnlybecauseI—"Hecuthissentenceoff."BecauseItookspecialcaretonoticeyourwants."

           "Becauseyou’vegonetobedwithsomanygirls,"Julianasaid,"that’swhatyoustartedtosay."

           "ButIknowI’mright.Listen;I’llneverhurtyou,Juliana.