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Chapter 42

           Itwashard,whenKarkovspoke,torememberwithwhatimportancehe,AndréMarty,camefromtheCentralCommitteeoftheFrenchCommunistParty.Itwashardtoremember,too,thathewasuntouchable.Karkovseemedalwaystotouchhimsolightlyandwheneverhewished.NowKarkovsaid,"IusuallycorrectthembeforeIsendthemtoPravda,IamquiteaccurateinPravda.Tellme,ComradeMarty,haveyouheardanythingofanymessagecomingthroughforGolzfromoneofourpartizangroupsoperatingtowardSegovia?ThereisanAmericancomradetherenamedJordanthatweshouldhaveheardfrom.Therehavebeenreportsoffightingtherebehindthefascistlines.HewouldhavesentamessagethroughtoGolz."

           "AnAmerican?"Martyasked.AndréshadsaidanInglés.Sothatiswhatitwas.Sohehadbeenmistaken.Whyhadthosefoolsspokentohimanyway?"

           "Yes,"Karkovlookedathimcontemptuously,"ayoungAmericanofslightpoliticaldevelopmentbutagreatwaywiththeSpaniardsandafinepartizanrecord.Justgivemethedispatch,ComradeMarty.Ithasbeendelayedenough."

           "Whatdispatch?"Martyasked.Itwasaverystupidthingtosayandheknewit.Buthewasnotabletoadmithewaswrongthatquicklyandhesaiditanywaytodelaythemomentofhumiliation,notacceptinganyhumiliation."Andthesafe-conductpass,"Karkovsaidthroughhisbadteeth.

           AndréMartyputhishandinhispocketandlaidthedispatchonthetable.HelookedKarkovsquarelyintheeye.Allright.

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