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Chapter 18

           HedidnotwanttoeatattheGranViabecausethefoodwasnogoodreallyandyouhadtogetthereontimeorwhatevertherewasofitwouldbegone.Alsothereweretoomanynewspapermenthereheknewandhedidnotwanttohavetokeephismouthshut.HewantedtodrinktheabsinthesandtofeelliketalkingandthengouptoGaylord’sandeatwithKarkov,wheretheyhadgoodfoodandrealbeer,andfindoutwhatwasgoingoninthewar.

           HehadnotlikedGaylord’s,thehotelinMadridtheRussianshadtakenover,whenhefirstwenttherebecauseitseemedtooluxuriousandthefoodwastoogoodforabesiegedcityandthetalktoocynicalforawar.ButIcorruptedveryeasily,hethought.Whyshouldyounothaveasgoodfoodascouldbeorganizedwhenyoucamebackfromsomethinglikethis?Andthetalkthathehadthoughtofascynicismwhenhehadfirstheardithadturnedouttobemuchtootrue.ThiswillbesomethingtotellatGaylord’s,hethought,whenthisisover.Yes,whenthisisover.

           CouldyoutakeMariatoGaylord’s?No.Youcouldn’t.ButyoucouldleaveherinthehotelandshecouldtakeahotbathandbetherewhenyoucamebackfromGaylord’s.Yes,youcoulddothatandafteryouhadtoldKarkovabouther,youcouldbringherlaterbecausetheywouldbecuriousaboutherandwanttoseeher.

           Maybeyouwouldn’tgotoGaylord’satall.YoucouldeatearlyattheGranViaandhurrybacktotheFlorida.

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