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Chapter 42

           Hewaswrongandtherewasnothinghecoulddoaboutitnowbuthewasnotacceptinganyhumiliation."Andthesafe-conductpass,"Karkovsaidsoftly.

           Martylaiditbesidethedispatch.

           "ComradeCorporal,"KarkovcalledinSpanish.

           Thecorporalopenedthedoorandcamein.HelookedquicklyatAndréMarty,whostaredbackathimlikeanoldboarwhichhasbeenbroughttobaybyhounds.TherewasnofearonMarty’sfaceandnohumiliation.Hewasonlyangry,andhewasonlytemporarilyatbay.Heknewthesedogscouldneverholdhim.

           "TakethesetothetwocomradesintheguardroomanddirectthemtoGeneralGolz’sheadquarters,"Karkovsaid."Therehasbeentoomuchdelay."

           ThecorporalwentoutandMartylookedafterhim,thenlookedatKarkov.

           "TovarichMarty,"Karkovsaid,"Iamgoingtofindoutjusthowuntouchableyouare."

           Martylookedstraightathimandsaidnothing.

           "Don’tstarttohaveanyplansaboutthecorporal,either,"Karkovwenton."Itwasnotthecorporal.Isawthetwomenintheguardroomandtheyspoketome"(thiswasalie)."Ihopeallmenalwayswillspeaktome"(thiswasthetruthalthoughitwasthecorporalwhohadspoken).ButKarkovhadthisbeliefinthegoodwhichcouldcomefromhisownaccessibilityandthehumanizingpossibilityofbenevolentintervention.Itwastheonethinghewasnevercynicalabout.

           "YouknowwhenIamintheU.S.S.R.peoplewritetomeinPravdawhenthereisaninjusticeinatowninAzerbaijan.Didyouknowthat?Theysay‘Karkovwillhelpus.’"

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