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Chapter 37

           Thesoldierslunghisrifleonhisbackandpickedupthebags.

           "It’sagreatcountry,"IsaidtoCatherine.

           "It’ssopractical."

           "Thankyouverymuch,"Isaidtothelieutenant.Hewavedhishand.

           "Service!"hesaid.Wefollowedourguardintothevillage.

           WedrovetoLocarnoinacarriagewiththesoldiersittingonthefrontseatwiththedriver.AtLocarnowedidnothaveabadtime.Theyquestionedusbuttheywerepolitebecausewehadpassportsandmoney.IdonotthinktheybelievedawordofthestoryandIthoughtitwassillybutitwaslikealaw-court.Youdidnotwantsomethingreasonable,youwantedsomethingtechnicalandthenstucktoitwithoutexplanations.Butwehadpassportsandwewouldspendthemoney.Sotheygaveusprovisionalvisas.

           Atanytimethisvisamightbewithdrawn.Weweretoreporttothepolicewhereverwewent.

           Couldwegowhereverwewanted?Yes.Wheredidwewanttogo?

           "Wheredoyouwanttogo,Cat?"

           "Montreux."

           "Itisaveryniceplace,"theofficialsaid."Ithinkyouwilllikethatplace."

           "HereatLocarnoisaveryniceplace,"anotherofficialsaid."IamsureyouwouldlikeithereverymuchatLocarno.Locarnoisaveryattractiveplace."

           "Wewouldlikesomeplacewherethereiswintersport."

           "ThereisnowintersportatMontreux."

           "Ibegyourpardon,"theotherofficialsaid."IcomefromMontreux.ThereisverycertainlywintersportontheMontreuxOberlandBernoisrailway.Itwouldbefalseforyoutodenythat."

           "Idonotdenyit.

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