Человек в высоком замке

           "Iknowsomedaysomeoneyouinviteinandconversewithwillshootyoudown,someNaziexpertpayingyouback;andyou’llbephilosophizingjustthisway.Iforseeit."

           "Theycangetyou,"Hawthornesaid,"iftheywantto.ChargedwireandHighCastleornot."

           You’resofatalistic,Julianathought.Resignedtoyourowndestruction.Doyouknowthat,too,thewayyouknewtheworldinyourbook?

           Julianasaid,"Theoraclewroteyourbook.Didn’tit?"

           Hawthornesaid,"Doyouwantthetruth?"

           "IwantitandI’mentitledtoit,"sheanswered,"forwhatI’vedone.Isn’tthatso?Youknowit’sso."

           "Theoracle,"Abendsensaid,"wassoundasleepallthroughthewritingofthebook.Soundasleepinthecorneroftheoffice."Hiseyesshowednomerriment;instead,hisfaceseemedlonger,moresomberthanever.

           "Tellher,"Carolinesaid."She’sright;she’sentitledtoknow,forwhatshedidonyourbehalf."ToJulianashesaid,"I’lltellyou,then,Mrs.Frink.OnebyoneHawthmadethechoices.Thousandsofthem.Bymeansofthelines.Historicperiod.Subject.Characters.Plot.Ittookyears.Hawthevenaskedtheoraclewhatsortofsuccessitwouldbe.Ittoldhimthatitwouldbeaverygreatsuccess,thefirstrealoneofhiscareer.Soyouwereright.Youmustusetheoraclequitealotyourself,tohaveknown."

           Julianasaid,"Iwonderwhytheoraclewouldwriteanovel.