Человек в высоком замке

           "TheonlyanswerasIseeittothesemonarchisthangers-onistocutthebudgetoftheNavysotheycan’tafford…"

           FinallyReissmanagedtogetoffthephone.Whenhereturnedtohisbreakfasthefoundtherollcold.Thecoffeehoweverwasstillhot;hedrankitandresumedreadingthenewspaper.

           Noendtoit,hethought.ThoseSDpeoplekeepashiftondutyallnight.Callyouatthreeinthemorning.

           Hissecretary,Pferdehuf,stuckhisheadintotheoffice,sawthathewasoffthephone,andsaid,"Sacramentocalledjustnowingreatagitation.Theyclaimthere’saJewrunningaroundthestreetsofSanFrancisco."BothheandReisslaughed.

           "Allright,"Reisssaid."Tellthemtocalmdownandsendustheregularpapers.Anythingelse?"

           "Youreadthemessagesofcondolence."

           "Aretheremore?"

           "Afew.I’llkeepthemonmydesk,ifyouwantthem.I’vealreadysentoutanswers."

           "Ihavetoaddressthatmeetingtoday,"Reisssaid."Atonethisafternoon.Thosebusinessmen."

           "Iwon’tletyouforget,"Pferdehufsaid.

           Reissleanedbackinhischair."Caretomakeabet?"

           "NotontheParteideliberatons.Ifthat’swhatyoumean."

           "It’llbeTheHangman."

           Lingering,Pferdehufsaid,"Heydrichhasgoneasfarashecan.ThosepeopleneverpassovertodirectParteicontrolbecauseeveryoneisscaredofthem.TheParteibigwigswouldhaveafitevenattheidea.You’dgetacoalitionintwenty-fiveminutes,assoonasthefirstSScartookofffromPrinzalbrechtstrasse.