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Chapter 18

           ThenhehadopenedhiscigarettecaseandshowedRobertJordanwhathecarriedinonesideofit.

           "Butthefirstthinganybodywoulddoiftheytookyouprisonerwouldbetotakeyourcigarettecase,"RobertJordanhadobjected."Theywouldhaveyourhandsup."

           "ButIhavealittlemorehere,"Karkovhadgrinnedandshowedthelapelofhisjacket."Yousimplyputthelapelinyourmouthlikethisandbiteitandswallow."

           "That’smuchbetter,"RobertJordanhadsaid."Tellme,doesitsmelllikebitteralmondsthewayitalwaysdoesindetectivestories?"

           "Idon’tknow,"Karkovsaiddelightedly."Ihaveneversmelledit.Shouldwebreakalittletubeandsmellit?"

           "Betterkeepit."

           "Yes,"Karkovsaidandputthecigarettecaseaway."Iamnotadefeatist,youunderstand,butitisalwayspossiblethatsuchserioustimesmightcomeagainandyoucannotgetthisanywhere.HaveyouseenthecommuniquéfromtheCórdobafront?Itisverybeautiful.Itisnowmyfavoriteamongallthecommuniqués."

           "Whatdiditsay?"RobertJordanhadcometoMadridfromtheCórdobanFrontandhehadthesuddenstiffeningthatcomeswhensomeonejokesaboutathingwhichyouyourselfmayjokeaboutbutwhichtheymaynot."Tellme?"

           "Nuestragloriosatropasigaavanzandosinperderniunasolapalmadeterreno,"KarkovsaidinhisstrangeSpanish.

           "Itdidn’treallysaythat,"RobertJordandoubted.

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