Человек в высоком замке
Chapter 8
Wewouldhavehadthelastword.Writtenthepostscript.
Itwouldtakeawhiteman,ofcourse.IwonderwhatSkorzenyisdoingthesedays.
Reisspondered,rereadthedustjacketofthebook.Thekikekeepshimselfbarricaded.UpinthisHighCastle.Nobody’sfool.Whoevergetsinandgetshimwon’tgetbackout.
Maybeit’sfoolish.Thebookafterallisinprint.Toolatenow.Andthat’sJapanese-dominatedterritory…thelittleyellowmenwouldraiseaterrificfuss.
Nevertheless,ifitwasdoneadroitly…ifitcouldbeproperlyhandled.
FreiherrHugoReissmadeanotationonhispad.BroachsubjectwithSSGeneralOttoSkorzeny,orbetteryetOttoOhlendorfatAmtIIIoftheReichssicherheitshauptamt.Didn’tOhlendorfheadEinsatzgruppeD.?
Andthen,allatonce,withoutwarningofanykind,hefeltsickwithrage.Ithoughtthiswasover,hesaidtohimself.Doesithavetogoonforever?Thewarendedyearsago.Andwethoughtitwasfinishedthen.ButthatAfricaFiasco,thatcrazySeyss-InquartcarryingoutRosenberg’sschemes.
ThatHerrHopeisright,hethought.WithhisjokeaboutourcontactonMars.MarspopulatedbyJews.Wewouldseethemthere,too.Evenwiththeirtwoheadsapiece,standingonefoothigh.
Ihavemyroutineduties,hedecided.Idon’thavetimeforanyoftheseharebrainedadventures,thissendingofEinsatzkommandosafterAbendsen.MyhandsarefullgreetingGermansailorsandansweringcodedradiograms;letsomeonehigherupinitiateaprojectofthatsort—it’stheirbusiness
