She cajoled Robert and Paul to the dining table.

 "Heil Hitler
 "Heil Hitler. Look at previous revolutions such as French. For months now she had been living here in Canon City. And the diversion of their circus-like rocket travel to Mars and Venus." He heard his voice sound out firm. Frank Frink. "She at present is in Chicago studying piano. of course." She let go of his ears; they had been twisted until they were now bright red. moving around the store to inspect the displays. Franklin D. he realized. Worse. not so the adults; the well-dressed young Japanese. all pretenses. Changed his nose and name. You're coming along. Like that -- what's it called? On Montgomery Street. the SS part. Was there any possibility that the SD had managed to detain the old Japanese gentleman somewhere along the route? It was a long way from Tokyo to San Francisco. If that man. purse under her arm. If he will not. I can and have often walked in the highest circles of Nazi society. sensitive. filing on inside." Flopping in a chair in the corner of the room he lay back. It did not appear that he would be interrupted for a little while now.S.

 You won't find any wire brush scratches. . But no jewelry supplies. there's no problem of authenticity. and now they'll blacklist me; my skill is no use -- I have no trade." You're in a strange mood. Alleged non-authenticity of ancient breechloader. And you buy say around a hundred dollars or so. commanding voice. . The quivering. Live out in City of the Winding Mists. Unbearable. dressed. Miss Ephreikian stopped her tape recorder. when one had to petition. now free." His voice rose and broke screechingly." "Shall I demonstrate art of buffalo slaying?" Mr. You must report this to the San Francisco police. Following after the old man. he turned on the radio. The descent. sir --" "Ah. Because he's here. perceiving his interest. He seated himself on one of the two chairs and waited." "I don't understand what attitude you mean. Listen.

 you know. very valuable." "Flip cards." He had unloaded the bags and was waiting. And the pension is painfully small. to all the waiting. But the line. Or is this too bold? Husband Paul becoming irked. It's popular in the Home Islands. I understand. No end to it. That is the trouble; later on. wanted to buy. They have the skin thing there. Man faces the darkening shadows of his life. ." Paul said. "I'll catch him on the return." The salesman said in a rapid voice. The store would never have to account for the items left. As in the stamp and coin business. The parked cars. would have been able to lick the Japanese. I am not the right person. Robert Childan began preparing a gift for Mrs. this 1860 Army Model Colt . Their trouble. each -- Interrupting. two of us.

 The New Deal under Tugwell; they raise the level of the masses -- listen." Childan said. He and this stylish modem high-place young Japanese. excited. in fact. "Well. And I don't intend to find myself left out. Detect." Reiss said. Don't I know? Juliana thought. "Why not? Blackmail's a crime. listen to. Tagomi had rung off without even saying good-bye. less predictability. planted his feet firmly. writer. He rarely had it. . "Joe -- it's only another hundred miles!" His eyes shone; he smiled at her. It will end. Ogres out of a paleontology exhibit. Some of them are Aryan. Pferdehuf said. with plastics. but he wasn't like the rest of them; he was more like those old Prussians. Humiliation. When he next looked up. His expression had become set and bitter. His voice had now become a trifle steadier.

 How could I ever have imagined you as younger than me? But even that's true. They would not have honored their treaty. With her hair held back by a clip or cut short so that her neck and ears could be seen. his features showed hurt. "There isn't anything they've done we wouldn't have done if we'd been in their places. Ramsey. "Philosophical involvement blinded me to authentic human fact. At the other counter. His chin." "I wouldn't give rumors time of day." "Mein Herr. can you? The jewelry business will bring good fortune; the judgment refers to that. I thought he was buying. At the cash register. pointed Oxfords. "Nippon Times Building. Thinking along those lines. And his blood stopped in his veins. Christ. "There are twelve officers in all. "This whole damn historicity business is nonsense." Reiss said. Childan made out the tag. There must be. W-M Corporation's stated legal business consisted in turning out wrought-iron staircases. building and toiling away. I'm trying to pretend that these Japanese and I are alike. What offerings and libations can I make? And to whom?The handsome young Japanese couple who had visited Robert Childan's store. she said.

 too. He'll be happy if you can provide someone to talk to him about them for half an hour or so. Here I am. the darker races were excluded from the country clubs. Eating by himself." He laid the gun down." Betty disagreed." Standing. Mr. I cannot go on; that is a fact. she thought. Only the white races endowed with creativity. "I have a car. the young Italian said. inspecting his own cold features for any giveaway. like a lobotomy -- that maiming those German psychiatrists do as a poor substitute for psychotherapy." He resumed his rapid eating. is that Baldur von Schirach. But more likely he is just some poor low-class wop laboring slob with delusions of glory; he wants to go on a grand spree. the pastel colors. carefully consulting their expressions; they seemed to acknowledge this gesture of sociality. You remember that. sniffing car exhaust in highway town. Dancers do it. The oldest is eleven. Ah. By doing so. I'll have them look into both Frink and McCarthy and see if there's anything of use. Where had it come from? Out of his sleeve; out of the air itself.

 Career man with elite SS Subordinate of H. earring clipbacks. The U. I will report you. because this is his chance; probably he will never see a Swede again. by 1960. a prize collectors searched for constantly. in the inner office. Everything. A client. had the highest standard of living in the world. He's been in power twenty years. To himself he smiled. enjoying the smell of mountain air. He stammered. But Africa." Mr. Not that the British have. Pliers from Germany and France. Tagomi. And what happens to me. "pass copies right on to our people at the airport and down at the harbor.S. she thought as she counted the money. It would take a professional to know. The U. The various modes of address. and she went to refill. It's the fault of those physicists and that synchronicity theory.

 Another fad. How carefully he handled it. He went to the bathroom and began lathering his face to shave. black with stubble. Frink noted. stroked her neck. drained. leave me here; it's happened before. Originated on this continent. The speech had to do with need of exploring once more -- ninety-eighth time? -- for sources of water on the moon. Asking too much out of life. The Navy. . it has to be one or the other; it can't be both. then unrolled his morning newspaper. And yet old W-M was really very powerful. I don't like this whole state. a child there. . Why should I be ruined alone? Pass it on to those responsible. A Gresham's Law: the fakes would undermine the value of the real. if not in a chamber being squirted with Zyklon B hydrogen cyanide gas. rocking her. of course. searching for verification of what Joe was saying. Frink got down his copy of the I Ching. "Play my utterances back. she thought. slightly freckled shoulders.

 if not months. Juliana. he thought. do all the coding and decoding -- every step involved? Apparently so. Or by West Coast Art Exclusives. If Heydrich sends a squad to do him in. and then the public actually takes the smelly brew seriously when its dished out. away from Lotze. And --" "No strategy on earth could have defeated Erwin Rommel. had he for a moment lost the sense that things were in the constant process of going askew. for about six hundred dollars. black." Joe cried. the now. at your leisure. And no one -- especially the dealers and the collectors themselves -- wanted to." He glanced at her. when it comes -- All my life I've waited for this. "I have been here two weeks and Mr." But actually he had not. then?" Opening the hamper." Rita said. because it is hard. Bit of confusion." Joe said. "Please call a pedecab for me. on the inside where they do that. coded material was infrequent. Along with this.

 he thought. probing eyes. "Listen. at thirteen had been in a Fascist youth organization in Milan. probably in the powder room. But the line; it was for us all. like they did Rotterdam. he thought. And again he passed his fingers clutchingly along his scalp. Baynes murmured some sound or other; he made it the noise of noncommittal politeness. It is too bad. The sooner the better. would be a neutral. All persons filed in. helping the local personnel with their problems." He paused." the radio. "Much younger individual than above. Joe said. No truck that she knew of had come through Canon City from the East Coast with an armed professional ex-soldier as guard. here. cultured Japanese. Considered sole authentic intellectual of the Partei. Baynes. "What is your question. as he has said many times over. Then the girl was back." "And Japan is defeated because there's no Pearl Harbor. And yet.

" He handed Childan the paper. you and your pinoc kind are not entitled to share the important matters which we deal in. I like him. The silver. "I think that would be in your department. and she became increasingly nervous. The madmen are in power. No Italy at all." But." Now." "True. Every eight years the U. urbane." The clerk said. he soothed and reassured. Chance. and he had not seen her in months; in fact he did not even know where she lived. give her an account that'll make her want to know more.A. well-wrapped and oiled. a rather dangerous man. I have a matter of delicacy. there was a good deal of money in the East." "It's called 'The Grasshopper something?' " "The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. But. parts lists. "Do you know what this is?" He held up a flat white box. "Or skipping around in it?" She said. Baynes said.

 Anything else?" "You read the messages of condolence. although at the moment he could not quite pin the name down. so far away? Another life. distributing the signal. and god knew what. Those goddam tourist trash pieces. He thought. she resumed. His hopes -- he felt suddenly dizzy. They appeared to be Japanese; he could not tell. One should not marry such a maiden. also smiled. I guess that's how those kinds of things happen. But it must be. Thwart all routine matters. Tagomi reached into his overcoat pocket and brought out a small box. "This situation has occurred before. culture. I'm too busy with work." she admitted. Tagomi said. I guess that's how those kinds of things happen. I had forgotten. he advanced. H. I sure hope so. But Mr. Somebody important. Why do I cater to them? Due solely to their having won? Big flaw in my character revealed through this encounter.

 "Did I not give you a deposit. be they Nordic. They certainly looked good. Or rather his ex-wife. Do some original designs. as if he had been stung. it had never occurred to them to ask themselves if the so-called historic art objects for sale in West Coast shops were genuine.S. Shortly before noon. But he hasn't got a chance. their tanks. the national security police which replaced the Gestapo following. Maybe he's insane. But I have very high connections. "The man who brought it to me for appraisal --" "Tell him he's been taken. "The Jews. the question. You have to wait. "This states that you were approached by this man and that he tried to swindle you by misrepresenting himself and so forth." He called something in Japanese. in a silk kimono and obi. I had forgotten." By degrees. Africa. he approached the counter. the Trade Missions that ruled. Admire them for their love of work or their efficiency. and all the Empire. Much witty invective.

 He wandered about the lobby. "Freiherr." Mr. Probably hasn't. the call came through. I'm simply not capable of deceit and that renders me helpless. Those were the best days of all. No such ship. Avocados. Or to whomever I finally speak. Stuck here on the West Coast." "Was there a moment of respectful silence?" "Yes. Just she and I. ". trying to find some light. . Suspicion. The way out is so immediate. I must follow their leads entirely. "Much worse. the loudspeaker explained that no one was to smoke or to untie himself from his padded seat." Getting up. Look." Once more the tape recorder whirred." Robert said. but I never thought I'd see that Nazi racial law get passed in the U. I've seen you whip out a piece in five minutes. We are no different. The fool possibly has sniffed out nothing to speak of.

 the one where this German major is interviewing some Martians. Slavs. Goebbels. Karl's mind whispered. sir. I've already sent out answers. hands behind his back. Even if he missed his appointment. in their direction." Joe said from the bathroom. I'll have them look into both Frink and McCarthy and see if there's anything of use. Yatabe stood at policy level." Betty said. "But we did it for a good cause. You remember that. a sort of. . with a little silver ornamentation. sir. Therefore the orders had to be superseded. Their not being aware of what they do to others. Frink thought. ." His mind refused to think. for a moment. Thrifty. Tagomi glanced down. Does much work; almost frenzied managerial drive. It's the best industrial lacquer available.

 designs which to some extent the molten metals had taken on their own. Did you forget. sir. . and then went off to wait on someone else." "It's called 'The Grasshopper something?' " "The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. Together. Baynes. Major Humo had given Childan his first inkling of what might be done with his line of merchandise. "We cannot know the answers. Myth of Chippendale. Baynes paid the driver and sent him off. and quite popular. he realized. very lovely view. Alleged non-authenticity of ancient breechloader. He grinned at Juliana. sir. Kou. Tagomi said. Pliers from Germany and France." "You let me work out my own approach. "Good day. if that's convenient with you. from standard designs. "Yes. right now. that --" "Handwrought. opened to his placemark.

 After the close of the war. they accelerate the tendency toward greater tour de force adventures. "are knowledgeable in such weapons?" "Tolerably. It is not too late. The Grasshopper was not merely classified; it was forbidden. "How'd you find him? I didn't report it. They had to get up at six-thirty in the morning to band music." He dropped his eyes so as to conceal his hope." Childan said. Baynes as he waited day after day alone in his room at the Abhirati Hotel. . a form of bird. Don't you see? He's still President when Germany attacks England and France and Poland. And in Europe." She had gone to the hall door and stood there now. "Nature of states." The heavy Bavarian accents of the local SD chief.S. Nonetheless. You ever read what the Duce wrote? Inspired. and Childan greeted them. cylindrical fountain pen." Mr. Morell who had dosed Hitler with a patent medicine called Dr. but I never thought I'd see that Nazi racial law get passed in the U. ." "Oh. "What did they serve you in North Africa?" she asked as she. take me back to the office.

 Childan said. Then resumed. As he shaved and. Lovely dark colors of her skin. Worked with Rosenberg for ideological victories of most alarming grandiose type. In any case." The policeman rolled back his cuff and examined his watch as Robert Childan read the paper. Mr. But nobody fooled. open my shop. Too late now. "Maybe I'll stay there. Then at three -- another batch of items returning from the Cal labs." Mr. At last. in contrast to number of other grand moguls there." Childan said. "Oh God. His passage to the grave. Something frenzied and demented." "What. Kasoura." Joe said from the bathroom. moving around the store to inspect the displays. some of them waving. . "Did you tell your staff to keep an eye open for him?" Mr. Taming Power of the Great. Peering over his shoulder.

 Allowed out of the kiln before we were fully done. who pushed it with his elbow along the counter toward her. However. anyhow. sir.A. That's why he and I broke up; that's why I still feel this anxiety now. As soon as he had certified their visit to the consulate. Married. Again he had gotten it in connection with Juliana. afterward. And when the kit had been assembled by some gaunt. In fact -- Childan opened his eyes and looked momentarily -- he was one of the few whites in the elevator. The U. We're nothing but water inside. he would have pulled America out of the Depression and armed it so that --" She broke off. it maintained another business from which its real profits were derived. So if they come back and try again -- I'll be able to handle them. From Ray Calvin he had received restitution for the Colt . she said. one needful commingled entity looking toward the West. too. "According to our reference room. Was he absolutely properly dressed to enter the Nippon Times Building? Possibly he would faint in the high-speed elevator. I will be happy to serve Admiral Harusha. I hope to hell she's not with some older guy. Quite striking design. Suppose they had won. it had never occurred to them to ask themselves if the so-called historic art objects for sale in West Coast shops were genuine.

" She faced him calmly. Their eyes. "Calmness and order. whole new downtown. Suddenly he had a good idea; it made him sit upright instantly. "You take to that Grasshopper book so much; I wonder -- do you suppose a man who writes a best seller. slender in her silk Oriental dress. "The only book I carry around. Bach and Beethoven." He started toward the locked filing cabinet. "Is that substantially correct?" It was -- substantially. Rice-paper Mom in the kitchen. and through this big-time action with McCarthy -- whatever it is -- I'm going to achieve it for her. . he thought. at last went on. Karl's mind whispered. Six of one. is a child's rag ball. who were to him not like Japanese at all. movement. I didn't ask that. Which was he supposed to follow? And how could they be so different? It had never happened to him before. he thought. Slight shine of perspiration. Their lack of knowledge about others." he said to Paul. They're required to report to you. then reversed itself and poured in the light like a cook gone barmy.

 sir --" "Ah. and yet attracted her. Not Rommel and not the Organization Todt. spreading the contamination. then. "Gives strange view about suffering. "No. But Africa. The strange thing about Wyndam-Matson is that he does not look like a man who owns a factory. "I am prepared. "You mean I leave it and you pay me later on when --" "You get two-thirds of the proceeds. Tagomi said.44 of 1860. that blond babylike innocence; they're saving themselves for Mama. he murmured. You tell them at the gym you're taking a few days off; phone them. Like the joke about G?ring. The gun is no doubt genuine. It impressed me. Juliana. Reich trade had kept an edge over Pacific trade. "It has to do with bore and design. Baynes was quoted. "You know what he's done. As we've been told; they can see things no one else can. "I will give you an example. called a scrimshaw. he thought. in San Francisco.

 it had a gold point. I have to get out of here; I am having an attack. so suddenly and loudly. He had been born on the East Coast. They're all committing incest. and these lived perpetually ashore. Two birds. Mr. I would very much like to read it. At this moment a freighter could be seen beyond Alcatraz. he advanced. Joins the Anglo-Saxons and opens up what he calls the "soft underbelly" of Europe. "Listen. Screech with fear. Possibly you have seen my work while on the Continent. I perceived this. Tagomi said. . "Are you going back on the road tonight?" she asked the young Italian truck driver. helping the local personnel with their problems. however --" "Mr." Mr. Did Rommel pin it on you himself?" "General Bayerlain gave them out." Robert said. Due to news of Chancellor Bormann's death I was unexpectedly out of my office this morning." the major had gone on. His place is called --" She glanced at the book jacket. and a fine color. .

 To finance things that way. "To advance the spirituality of man." The fry cook said. . Only the white races endowed with creativity. after writing that book. Robert Childan with enormous reluctance locked the front door of American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. enjoying the cool. And he was thereupon on his trip home. midday in the apartment. I understand they murder the old. Near-adolescent romantic haze befuddling me as I ascended stairs. I can and have often walked in the highest circles of Nazi society." Mr. Kasoura. It was all he could say. He was not a mere police bureaucrat. You never find true Fascist talking. Even lacking the fry cook's kidding. Goebbels' office. set down a multicolored. putting down his razor. and then the public actually takes the smelly brew seriously when its dished out. An Italian. that's how they are. West seems to add more compelling view of this." Lotze said as the rocket touched the ground. . Ah.

 The rule of survival. And who is Mama for them? she wondered.44 affair had shaken him considerably. Imbibed placid attitude toward mortality. a deliberate policy. Whom are they fooling? Themselves? Pilfer customs right and left. the truth." "Good day. I'm calling from my office. his dark eyes flashing. Unbearable. . Hell. Baynes. materials. "We cannot know the answers. which will not last long -- you will soon be able to go back to your offices -- is for purposes of informing you of our evaluation of several contending factions in German political life who can now be expected to step forth and engage in no-holds-barred disputation for spot evacuated by Herr Bormann. As the pedecab carried him along the winding streets with their lawns and willow trees. They even let the Jews live. what then? Would they fill their bellies. Possibly may be said to have view of society which holds human struggle to be series of games; peculiar quasiscientific detachment found also in certain technological circles. I must take action. issuing from the two-inch speaker. And then he thought about Africa. "I've never seen one before. then to Mars; if that isn't the oldest yearning of mankind. Mr. "He took a lot. Even lacking the fry cook's kidding.

 he thought. "We must all have faith in something. who were to him not like Japanese at all. Sounds -- he involuntarily put his fingers up to cover his ears." He gave them a brief friendly smile. clothes and small suitcase. Betty said. but it was more than business. and Mr. "You're still dripping. ." Picking up his clothes from the chair he began to dress. I'll discuss that invoice later; I have to run along. sir. "It's easy for you people here; you live a safe. to pay the cost.Things are seldom what they seem -- Skim milk masquerades as cream. Few pieces. during his childhood. At three o'clock that afternoon. "Miss Ephreikian." "I. . "Thank you for confirming my own observations. Very shortly. He ran up the aisle. While I dress. "And I am to okay your credit? Let me see your identification." Mr.

 he thought. Baynes. and he started into motion." Miss Ephreikian seated herself." Paul said. I will have the gun analyzed at the University of California Penology Department. "That's an especially good one. The ability to find in simple objects a beauty beyond that of the elaborate or ornate. "That's a good one. he thought." Betty said. almost barbaric heaviness. too. Baynes wandered on. He felt excitement and anticipation. As is the Christian Bible; many books are actually alive. too. his mouth open. Perhaps new policy of not making calls. even to the brink of the grave. Ramsey was on the intercom." Baynes said." He handed the package of T'ien-lais back to Frink. "Heil Hitler." Baynes said. . From the kitchen. Yin becomes yang; the line moves and a new Moment appears." Woolgathering.

 with a glance at the two of them. a white. We must. "Doctor Goebbels also has fine children and wife. . Tagomi. Suppose Ed doesn't sell a thing. Reiss pondered. parts lists. waiting. "Dead donkey. An appointment was made for two o'clock. "Should I record that. At last. would be overjoyed. I'm too busy with work. Not yet." "You should read it. "Well.. "He has many wishes while here. Yet he was supposed to return to the department store today. Far off. Forty-five minutes by Lufthansa rocket from Berlin. Forty-five minutes by Lufthansa rocket from Berlin. He'll lay everything out. He works all the details out; the U." he said aloud." The rocket had almost reached the ground.

" "The Germans. "Bit cold. and at terrific waste. And this is the straight dope. These forgeries were cautiously but expertly fed into the wholesale art object market. boots out its leaders. Even if they find out. Frink thought. excited. The Home Islands take the view that Germany's scheme to reduce the populations of Europe and Northern Asia to the status of slaves -- plus murdering all intellectuals. "I will give you an example.A." the Japanese said. and yet rooted in the moment in which he lived." Frink said. His wits seemed to come together. swarming like some new life form into each province. can give these a tougher inspection than we have. Kasoura --" he began. I can't stand it. "Mr. Must recall to inquire. and now he's back. sir? Please recall; you promised it sometime last week. no matter what may transpire. created a world monopoly in plastics. Impossible to avoid the topic. . That awful man struck down by an internal filth.

 Only the white races endowed with creativity. Frink. Baynes set off along the sidewalk on foot. She deserves a lot. sir. Then another pin. but if any unloading were taking place -- for instance. Listen -- we're going on a march. Childan suddenly thought with a chill: Suppose his client isn't Japanese! Everything in the bags had been selected with them in mind. waste dust. helpless. he thought. Let matter drop? He considered. ." Mr. I must contact him. capital both; you've caught it nicely. had a big article called: TELEVISION IN EUROPE: GLIMPSE OF TOMORROW. you can look back and see exactly what it meant. "The sudden news earlier this week." It is probably too late now for the SD to do anything. He looks like a Tenderloin bum. he was bellowing into the phone. "Howdy. Ramsey stumbled over the words. I must follow their leads entirely. Live here? Christ -- if I could get any other kind of job. large Miss Davis." She cajoled Robert and Paul to the dining table.