Человек в высоком замке

           "NipponTimestonightsayingreliablesourcesdeclareB.vonSchirachunderhousearrest,"Bettysaid."BySDinstruction."

           "Bad,"Paulsaid,shakinghishead.

           "Nodoubttheauthoritiesdesiretokeeporder,"Childansaid."VonSchirachnotedforhasty,headstrong,evenhalfbakedactions.MuchsimilartoR.Hessinpast.RecallmadflighttoEngland."

           "WhatelsereportedbyNipponTimes?"Paulaskedhiswife.

           "Muchconfusionandintriguing.Armyunitsmovingfromhithertoyon.Leavescanceled.Borderstationsclosed.Reichstaginsession.Speechesbyall."

           "ThatrecallsfinespeechIheardbyDoctorGeobbels,"RobertChildansaid."Onradio,yearorsoago.Muchwittyinvective.Hadaudienceinpalmofhand,asusual.Rangedthroughoutgamutofemotionality.Nodoubt;withoriginalAdolfHitleroutofthings,DoctorGoebbelsA-oneNazispeaker."

           "True,"bothPaulandBettyagreed,nodding.

           "DoctorGoebbelsalsohasfinechildrenandwife,"Childanwenton."Veryhigh-typeindividuals."

           "True,"PaulandBettyagreed."Familyman,incontrasttonumberofothergrandmogulsthere,"Paulsaid."Ofquestionablesexualmores."

           "Iwouldn’tgiverumorstimeofday."Childansaid."YourefertosuchasE.Roehm?Ancienthistory.Longsinceobliterated."

           "ThinkingmoreofH.Göring,"Paulsaid,slowlysippinghisdrinkandscrutinizingit."TalesofRome-likeorgiesofassortedfantasticvariety.Causesfleshtocrawlevenhearingabout."

           "Lies,"Childansaid.

           "Well,subjectnotworthdiscussing,"Bettysaidtactfully,withaglanceatthetwoofthem.