Человек в высоком замке

           Weshouldreflectsolelyonreality,onactualpower.Notonethicalintentions."

           "Yes,wemustberealists,"Mr.Tagomisaidaloud.

           BothMr.BaynesandGeneralTedekiglancedathim.

           ToMr.Baynesthegeneralsaid,"Whatspecificallydoyousuggest?ThatweestablishcontactwiththeSDhereinthePacificStates?Directlynegotiatewith—IdonotknowwhoisSDchiefhere.Somerepellentcharacter,Iimagine."

           "ThelocalSDknowsnothing,"Mr.Baynessaid."Theirchiefhere,BrunoKruezvomMeere,isanold-timeParteihack.EmAltparteigenosse.Animbecile.NooneinBerlinwouldthinkoftellinghimanything;hemerelycarriesoutroutineassignments."

           "What,then?"Thegeneralsoundedangry."Theconsul,here,ortheReichsAmbassadorinTokyo?"

           Thistalkwillfail,Mr.Tagomithought.Nomatterwhatisatstake.WecannotenterthemonstrousschizophrenicmorassofNaziinternecineintrigue;ourmindscannotadapt.

           "Itmustbehandleddelicately,"Mr.Baynessaid."Throughaseriesofintermediaries.SomeoneclosetoHeydrichwhoisstationedoutsideoftheReich,inaneutralcountry.OrsomeonewhotravelsbackandforthbetweenTokyoandBerlin."

           "Doyouhavesomeoneinmind?"

           "TheItalianForeignMinister,CountCiano.Anintelligent,reliable,verybraveman,completelydevotedtointernationalunderstanding.However—hiscontactwiththeSDapparatusisnonexistent.