Человек в высоком замке

           "Duringthewar,"Mr.Tagomisaid,"IheldminorpostinDistrictofChina.InShanghai.There,atHongkew,asettlementofJews,internedbyImperialGovernmentforduration.KeptalivebyJOINTrelief.TheNaziministeratShanghairequestedwemassacretheJews.Irecallmysuperiors’answer.Itwas,‘Suchisnotinaccordwithhumanitarianconsiderations.’Theyrejectedtherequestasbarbaric.Itimpressedme."

           "Isee,"Mr.Baynesmurmured.Ishetryingtodrawmeout?heaskedhimself.Nowhefeltalert.Hiswitsseemedtocometogether.

           "TheJews,"Mr.Tagomisaid,"weredescribedalwaysbytheNazisasAsianandnon-white.Sir,theimplicationwasneverlostonpersonagesinJapan,evenamongtheWarCabinet.IhavenoteverdiscussedthiswithReichcitizenswhomIhaveencountered—"

           Mr.Baynesinterrupted,"Well,I’mnotaGerman.SoIcanhardlyspeakforGermany."Standing,hemovedtowardthedoor."Iwillresumethediscussionwithyoutomorrow.Pleaseexcuseme.Icannotthink."But,asamatteroffact,histhoughtswerenowcompletelyclear.Ihavetogetoutofhere,herealized.Thismanispushingmetoofar.

           "Forgivestupidityoffanaticism,"Mr.Tagomisaid,atoncemovingtoopenthedoor."Philosophicalinvolvementblindedmetoauthentichumanfact.Here."HecalledsomethinginJapanese,andthefrontdooropened.AyoungJapaneseappeared,bowingslightly,glancingatMr.Baynes.

           Mydriver,Mr.Baynesthought.

           PerhapsmyquixoticremarksontheLufthansaflight,hethoughtsuddenly.