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Chapter 32

           Notevenbyacyniclikeyou,"thepuffy-eyedmansaid."Ifyoucouldhavebeenheretohearherandtoseeherface."

           "Thatgreatvoice,"Karkovsaid."Thatgreatface.Writeit,"hesaid."Don’ttellittome.Don’twastewholeparagraphsonme.Goandwriteitnow."

           "Notjustnow."

           "Ithinkyou’dbetter,"Karkovsaidandlookedathim,andthenlookedaway.Thepuffy-eyedmanstoodthereacoupleofminutesmoreholdinghisglassofvodka,hiseyes,puffyastheywere,absorbedinthebeautyofwhathehadseenandheardandthenhelefttheroomtowriteit.

           Karkovwentovertoanothermanofaboutforty-eight,whowasshort,chunky,jovial-lookingwithpaleblueeyes,thinningblondhairandagaymouthunderabristlyyellowmoustache.Thismanwasinuniform.HewasadivisionalcommanderandhewasaHungarian.

           "WereyouherewhentheDoloreswashere?"Karkovaskedtheman.

           "Yes."

           "Whatwasthestuff?"

           "Somethingaboutthefascistsfightingamongthemselves.Beautifuliftrue."

           "Youhearmuchtalkoftomorrow."

           "Scandalous.AllthejournalistsshouldbeshotaswellasmostofthepeopleinthisroomandcertainlytheintriguingGermanunmentionableofaRichard.WhoevergavethatSundayfügglercommandofabrigadeshouldbeshot.Perhapsyouandmeshouldbeshottoo.Itispossible,"theGenerallaughed."Don’tsuggestitthough."

           "ThatisathingIneverliketotalkabout,"Karkovsaid."ThatAmericanwhocomesheresometimesisoverthere.

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