Человек в высоком замке

           They’dhaveallthoseeconomicbigshotslikeKruppandThyssen—"Hebrokeoff.Oneofthecryptographershadcomeuptohimwithanenvelope.

           Reissheldouthishand.Hissecretarybroughttheenvelopetohim.

           Itwastheurgentcodedradiogram,decodedandtypedout.

           WhenhefinishedreadingithesawthatPferdehufwaswaitingtohear.Reisscrumpledupthemessageinthebigceramicashtrayonhisdesk,lititwithhislighter."There’saJapanesegeneralsupposedtobetravelinghereincognito.Tedeki.YoubettergodowntothepubliclibraryandgetoneofthoseofficialJapanesemilitarymagazinesthatwouldhavehispicture.Doitdiscreetly,ofcourse.Idon’tthinkwe’dhaveanythingonhimhere."Hestartedtowardthelockedfilingcabinet,thenchangedhismind."Getwhatinformationyoucan.Thestatistics.Theyshouldallbeavailableatthelibrary."Headded,"ThisGeneralTedekiwasachiefofstaffafewyearsago.Doyourecallanythingabouthim?"

           "Justalittle,"Pferdehufsaid."Quiteafire-eater.Heshouldbeabouteighty,now.SeemstomeheadvocatedsomesortofcrashprogramtogetJapanintospace."

           "Onthathefailed,"Reisssaid.

           "Iwouldn’tbesurprisedifhe’scominghereformedicalpurposes,"Pferdehufsaid."There’vebeenanumberofoldJapanesemilitarymenheretousethebigU.C.Hospital.ThatwaytheycanmakeuseofGermansurgicaltechniquestheycan’tgetathome.Naturallytheykeepitquiet.Patrioticreasons,youknow.SoperhapsweshouldhavesomebodyattheU.C.