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Chapter 42

           ThatGolzshouldbeoneofthetraitors.Heknewthatyoucouldtrustnoone.Noone.Ever.Notyourwife.Notyourbrother.Notyouroldestcomrade.Noone.Ever.

           "Takethemaway,"hesaidtotheguards."Guardthemcarefully."Thecorporallookedatthesoldier.ThishadbeenveryquietforoneofMarty’sperformances.

           "ComradeMarty,"Gomezsaid."Donotbeinsane.Listentome,aloyalofficerandcomrade.Thatisadispatchthatmustbedelivered.ThiscomradehasbroughtitthroughthefascistlinestogivetoComradeGeneralGolz."

           "Takethemaway,"Martysaid,nowkindly,totheguard.Hewassorryforthemashumanbeingsifitshouldbenecessarytoliquidatethem.ButitwasthetragedyofGolzthatoppressedhim.ThatitshouldbeGolz,hethought.HewouldtakethefascistcommunicationatoncetoVarloff.No,betterhewouldtakeittoGolzhimselfandwatchhimashereceivedit.Thatwaswhathewoulddo.HowcouldhebesureofVarloffifGolzwasoneofthem?No.Thiswasathingtobeverycarefulabout.

           AndrésturnedtoGomez,"Youmeanheisnotgoingtosendthedispatch?"heasked,unbelieving.

           "Don’tyousee?"Gomezsaid.

           "Mecagoensuputamadre!"Andréssaid."Estáloco."

           "Yes,"Gomezsaid."Heiscrazy.Youarecrazy!Hear!Crazy!"heshoutedatMartywhowasbacknowbendingoverthemapwithhisred-and-bluepencil."Hearme,youcrazymurderer?"

           "Takethemaway,"Martysaidtotheguard."Theirmindsareunhingedbytheirgreatguilt."

           Therewasaphrasethecorporalrecognized.

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