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Chapter 18

           Gaylord’sitselfhadseemedindecentlyluxuriousandcorrupt.Butwhyshouldn’ttherepresentativesofapowerthatgovernedasixthoftheworldhaveafewcomforts?Well,theyhadthemandRobertJordanhadatfirstbeenrepelledbythewholebusinessandthenhadaccepteditandenjoyedit.KashkinhadmadehimouttobeahellofafellowandKarkovhadatfirstbeeninsultinglypoliteandthen,whenRobertJordanhadnotplayedatbeingaherobuthadtoldastorythatwasreallyfunnyandobscenelydiscreditabletohimself,Karkovhadshiftedfromthepolitenesstoarelievedrudenessandthentoinsolenceandtheyhadbecomefriends.

           Kashkinhadonlybeentoleratedthere.TherewassomethingwrongwithKashkinevidentlyandhewasworkingitoutinSpain.Theywouldnottellhimwhatitwasbutmaybetheywouldnowthathewasdead.Anyway,heandKarkovhadbecomefriendsandhehadbecomefriendstoowiththeincrediblythin,drawn,dark,loving,nervous,deprivedandunbitterwomanwithalean,neglectedbodyanddark,gray-streakedhaircutshortwhowasKarkov’swifeandwhoservedasaninterpreterwiththetankcorps.HewasafriendtooofKarkov’smistress,whohadcat-eyes,reddishgoldhair(sometimesmorered;sometimesmoregold,dependingonthecoiffeurs),alazysensualbody(madetofitwellagainstotherbodies),amouthmadetofitothermouths,andastupid,ambitiousandutterlyloyalmind.

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