Человек в высоком замке

           Oneoftheblackshirts,aflat-facedunwinkingblondfellowwearingtheWaffen-SSinsignia,steppedsmartlyuptoWegener,clickedtheheelsofhisjackbootstogetherandsaluted."Ichbittemichzuentschuldigen.SindSienichtKapitanRudolfWegener,vonderAbwehr?"

           "Sorry,"Wegeneranswered."IamConradGoltz.RepresentingA.G.Chemikalienmedicalsupplies."Hestartedonpast.

           Twootherblackshirts,alsoWaffen-SS,cametowardhim.Thethreeofthemfellbesidehim,sothatalthoughhecontinuedonathisownpace,inhisowndirection,hewasquiteabruptlyandeffectivelyundercustody.TwooftheWaffenSSmenhadsub-machinegunsundertheirgreatcoats.

           "YouareWegener,"oneofthemsaidastheyenteredthebuilding.

           Hesaidnothing.

           "Wehaveacar,"theWaffen-SSmancontinued."Weareinstructedtomeetyourrocketship,contactyou,andtakeyouimmediatelytoSSGeneralHeydrich,whoiswithSeppDietrichattheOKWoftheLeibstandarteDivision.InparticularwearenottopermityoutobeapproachedbyWehrmachtorParteipersons."

           ThenIwillnotbeshot,Wegenersaidtohimself.Heydrichisalive,andinasafelocation,andtryingtostrengthenhispositionagainsttheGoebbelsGovernment.

           MaybetheGoebbelsGovernmentwillfallafterall,hethoughtashewasusheredintothewaitingSSDaimlerstaffsedan.AdetachmentofWaffen-SSsuddenlyshiftedatnight;guardsattheReichskanzleirelieved,replaced.