Человек в высоком замке
Chapter 11
Faintstatic,crackles.Thenanothervoice,awomanoperator."Kanzlei."
"Yes,thisisAuslandFernsprechamtatNovaScotia.CallfortheReichsConsulH.Reiss,SanFrancisco;Ihavetheconsulontheline."
"Holdon."Alongpause,duringwhichReisscontinued,withonehand,toinspecthismail.KreuzvomMeerewatchedslackly."HerrKonsul,sorrytotakeyourtime."Aman’svoice.ThebloodinReiss’veinsinstantlystoppeditsmotion.Baritone,cultivated,rolling-out-smoothvoicefamiliartoReiss."ThisisDoktorGoebbels."
"Yes,Kanzler."AcrossfromReiss,KreuzvomMeereslowlyshowedasmile.Theslackjawceasedtohang.
"GeneralHeydrichhasjustaskedmetocallyou.ThereisanagentoftheAbwehrthereinSanFrancisco.HisnameisRudolfWegener.Youaretocooperatefullywiththepoliceregardinghim.Thereisn’ttimetogiveyoudetails.Simplyputyourofficeattheirdisposal.IchdankeIhnensehrdabei."
"Iunderstand,HerrKanzler,"Reisssaid.
"Goodday,Konsul."TheReichskanzlerrangoff.
KreuzvomMeerewatchedintentlyasReisshungupthephone."WasIright?"
Reissshrugged."Nodispute,there."
"WriteoutanauthorizationforustoreturnthisWegenertoGermanyforcibly."
Pickinguphispen,Reisswroteouttheauthorization,signedit,handedittotheSDchief.
"Thankyou,"KreuzvornMeeresaid."Now,whentheJapauthoritiescallyouandcomplain—"
"Iftheydo."
KreuzvomMeereeyedhim."Theywill.
