Человек в высоком замке
Chapter 12
ButhemightworkthroughsomeoneelseinGermany,economicinterestssuchastheKruppsorthroughGeneralSpeidelorpossiblyeventhroughWaffen-SSpersonages.TheWaffen-SSislessfanatic,moreinthemainstreamofGermansociety."
"Yourestablishment,theAbwehr—itwouldbefutiletoattempttoreachHeydrichthroughyou."
"Theblackshirtsutterlyrevileus.They’vebeentryingfortwentyyearstogetParteiapprovalforliquidatingusintoto."
"Aren’tyouinexcessivepersonaldangerfromthem?"GeneralTedekisaid."TheyareactivehereonthePacificCoast,Iunderstand."
"Activebutinept,"Mr.Baynessaid."TheForeignOfficeman,Reiss,isskillful,butopposedtotheSD."Heshrugged.
GeneralTedekisaid,"Iwouldlikeyourphotostats.Toturnovertomygovernment.AnymaterialyouhavepertainingtothesediscussionsinGermany.And—"Hepondered."Proof.Ofobjectivenature."
"Certainly,"Mr.Baynessaid.Hereachedintohiscoatandtookoutaflatsilvercigarettecase."Youwillfindeachcigarettetobeahollowcontainerformicrofilm."HepassedthecasetoGeneralTedeki.
"Whataboutthecaseitself?"thegeneralsaid;examiningit."Itseemstoovaluableanobjecttogiveaway."Hestartedtoremovethecigarettesfromit.
Smiling,Mr.Baynessaid,"Thecase,too."
"Thankyou."Alsosmiling,thegeneralputthecaseawayinhistopcoatpocket.
Thedeskintercombuzzed.Mr.Tagomipressedthebutton.
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