Человек в высоком замке

           Themonthsofactivejudohadgivenherunusualmuscletone;sheknewhowwellsheheldherselfandwhatitdidforherfigure.

           Itallhastodowiththeshouldermuscles,shethoughtasshemettheirgaze.Dancersdoit,too.Ithasnothingtodowithsize.Sendyourwivesaroundtothegymandwe’llteachthem.Andyou’llbesomuchmorecontentinlife.

           "Stayawayfromher,"thefrycookwarnedthetruckdriverswithawink."She’llthrowyouonyourcan."

           Shesaidtotheyoungerofthetruckdrivers,"Whereareyouinfrom?"

           "Missouri,"bothmensaid.

           "AreyoufromtheUnitedStates?"sheasked.

           "Iam,"theoldermansaid."Philadelphia.Gotthreekidsthere.Theoldestiseleven."

           "Listen,"Julianasaid."Isit—easytogetagoodjobbackthere?"

           Theyoungertruckdriversaid,"Sure.Ifyouhavetherightcolorskin."Hehimselfhadadarkbroodingfacewithcurlyblackhair.Hisexpressionhadbecomesetandbitter.

           "He’sawop,"theoldermansaid.

           "Well,"Julianasaid,"didn’tItalywinthewar?"Shesmiledattheyoungtruckdriverbuthedidnotsmileback.Instead,hissombereyesglowedevenmoreintensely,andsuddenlyheturnedaway.

           I’msorry,shethought.Butshesaidnothing.Ican’tsaveyouoranybodyelsefrombeingdark.ShethoughtofFrank.Iwonderifhe’sdeadyet.Saidthewrongthing;spokeoutofline.No,shethought.SomehowhelikesJaps.Maybeheidentifieswiththembecausethey’reugly.ShehadalwaystoldFrankthathewasugly.Largepores.Bignose.