He's saying. Band music from the radio. she said. Haselden sneaked up.

" Mr
" Mr. he continued. on the Coast. it can't give us luck. . he soothed and reassured. I must divert my thoughts. every particle being connected with every other; you can't fart without changing the balance in the universe. And now he would have to appear at the Laborers' Justification Commission for a revision of his work category. from my point of view. "I see you're reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. it's idealism that makes him that bitter. had made everything up from the start; a line to snare her. In a foolish and loud manner he had argued politics; he had been rude in his disagreeing. had had a deeper query in the back of his mind. doesn't have any leadership like him. Studying his limited. And our lives. in our new clothes. "Is there trouble?" Juliana asked Joe. this thought: the ancient gigantic cannibal near-man flourishing now." The Foreign Office spokesman ceased his dry. you no doubt have had much contact with the Festung Europa." "I have to turn the bacon. Look the same. The entire world knew it. The moment his secretary had left once more. and at that time Reiss had discerned the purpose." Joe had opened his eyes.

 Below in the rubble another handful of survivors buried. "R. and so was the second and then the third. Churchill is so --" "You mean he's still in power? Wouldn't he be around ninety?" Joe said. But then the flight from Stockholm to San Francisco is only forty-five minutes. making way up to slightly raised table. and therefore who might be said to have saved the Hangman from assassination. from man to man. Then let him give gift to her; no suspicion. seated with her tape recorder. "We all lived out there in the woods. The waiting is over. You remember -- real modern contemporary. What a dreadful beginning he had made. Eating by himself." Joe turned the volume up. the timeless classics in favor of New Orleans jazz from the honky-tonks and bistros of the Negro quarter? "Perhaps if I play selection by New Orleans Rhythm Kings. "Sir. Mr. too. I will not mention this to anyone. Following after the old man. Closer to him. There was even a possibility that even with all the precautions taken. It had not been finished. he thought. The door had been unlocked by Reiss' staff. crossed the border legally or illegally. My office being downtown not far from your esteemed store.

 Yet he did not have the cheerful smile; instead." the man said. Since he had never been able to make out Wyndam-Matson's relationship to the pinocs -- the puppet white government at Sacramento -- he could not fathom his ex-employer's power to sway the real authorities. Moistening his lips nervously. The display boards held a good variety. Because this get-together with Ed is big." Betty disagreed. Boat after boat burned to a cinder. Maybe this Abendsen is a Jew. He jiggled the hook. . He sounded agitated. Big nose. then?" Something about it worried her. "I figured out how. Whom are they fooling? Themselves? Pilfer customs right and left. Usually he crossed the street and ate at the coffee shop. on the red sand where no humans had ever stepped before. he thought." Baynes said. I read it because it was banned. A pin stuck through one's shirt front. Abendsen. Image of some beefy hairy guy stepping down hard on Juliana." Mr. And my reputation. no longer occupied Japan. I possess finest stock imaginable of Civil War weapons. They'd accept it; that was probably all they wanted.

" Baynes said. and they had covered a good deal of the distance from Canon City already." Joe said." he said. Kasoura. Seated cross-legged on the floor of his living room he began manipulating the forty-nine yarrow stalks. He had gotten so that he could no longer abide shrimp or any other shellfish. sir?" Mr. Let me see. permanent conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Alleged non-authenticity of ancient breechloader. I'm trying to pretend that these Japanese and I are alike." Joe said nothing to that. "Across lap. Men used to be men. What words mean to me is sharp contrast vis-??-vis them. he took out his cigarette case. the U." Mr. and to everyone. the Germans had missed out while the rest of Europe put the final touches on their colonial empires. shuffle his samples about." Was that proper to say? Admission that his interest lay in book's modishness." Childan had said suddenly." He himself had a dark brooding face with curly black hair. When next he paused and looked up the store was empty. stepping forward. Another fad. Is it possible.

 even during the struggle to defeat Japan. Tagomi said. through various channels within the week. Mr.Joy comes softly. all with the same coin. he thought. Tagomi's client." "No. Hoping. All Japan joins with German people in this sad hour. I guess that's how those kinds of things happen. "Today? Right now?" He felt weary." Anxiously. Pressing the intercom button he said. Ideal." ". into this district of the city had come an elderly Japanese ex-Army man. Listen --" He jabbed his finger at her. Farben in particular." Miss Ephreikian seated herself. I think they've got one of those camps in New York. she thought. Several heads turned." Reiss jumped. My wits scrambled by the drink. Baynes said. Falling into an interminable ennui. "I got the Italian genius for earthworks; OT gave me a high rating.

 there really isn't any Pearl Harbor. some future catastrophe probably not even connected with the jewelry business. built like wrestlers. God. Hydrogen bombs falling like hail. It was. Baynes brought out his pen and pad. on the order of Wyndam-Matson's. an idle time-wasting sport --" Interrupting. almost sold a hand-hooked rug. "Listen. in Upper State New York. But wait.44." Joe did not seem to hear her; he was staring down at the copy of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. Herr Pferdehuf. Career man with elite SS Subordinate of H. No -- this man was of the elite. He's a natural leader; he almost inspired me. ." "The Germans." In his seat. long-forgotten tops from the days before the war when milk had come in glass bottles rather than throwaway pasteboard cartons. Considered idealist." The man laughed. Shutting his eyes. Tells about man who runs column in daily paper; receives heartache problems constantly. and one emerges as ruler of the world?" Presently Joe said. shambling body jerked taut; the head lifted.

 This offering. she said. . It's a form of hypnosis. There was no doubt in the young student's mind; Mr. "since you were born and raised here. and he bent over his new drink to conceal himself from the eyes of his host." Rising. not speaking. then I will approach other retail dealers. Maybe not. S. "They're just babbling. the psychotic streak. That would be dreadful. No bra or girdle needed." he said rapidly. This man is pushing me too far. she read the back part of the jacket." He rang off at once. I will write down his name so that your people will know not to turn him away. It is their plans. then half the world." she said finally. The past makes people sad. She sighed. the pastel colors. Pausing. too.

 . Maybe I'll sleep in the truck. I must contact him. Childan stood holding the gun. boots out its leaders. without looking up. along the corridor. And I will go on doing it. "The British have done worse. There must have been thousands of dairies in the United States. Evidently she had left San Francisco. His arms folded. too. she started cooking bacon; she turned on the small white plastic Emerson radio which Frank had given her on her birthday. Had ambitions to be playwright in youth. We live in a society of law and order. please. he decided. The radio had ceased playing music; there seemed to be a news program. that upper class. And yet -- what could be done? Former clarity -- that of only a moment ago -- had to be drawn on for all it was worth. Big cartels like New Jersey Krupp and Sohnen running the show. make it clear. pretending you don't have any idea what I mean." As they got into their pickup truck with their wicker hamper. I guess their eyesight is better than ours. "What we've done here. in the last couple of weeks. or wherever I'm supposed to stay tonight.

 "The Home Government and its bureaucratic officialdom. "In consulting the oracle and obtaining Hexagram Ta Kuo. flex-cable machine. "Doctor Goebbels also has fine children and wife. Must be in position to receive information from Tokyo instantly." "Aw. "I think they should be the rulers. I don't want you getting mixed up with him -- you know. His secretary said. anyhow. glancing at him." Mr. He was harsh --" "I'll tell you who really did a good job in the U." Childan said. There. How to dig a deeper well. rigid. I wonder if he -- whatever his name is -- depicts a war between Russia and the U." "No. The Navy. somebody told me Frink's a kike. ." he said for the millionth time." the young Japanese said. And yet. "That copper means solid copper and brass solid brass. then bowed. and quite popular. Nobusuke Tagomi rose from bed.

 He was simply to wait until he had managed to make connections with the Japanese military representative; he was to confer with the Japanese. When he left the Kasouras' apartment at ten o'clock. and reached into his breast pocket. he decided. "He undoubtedly uses a cover name. Juliana thought as she reached to take the book from under Joe's arm. then. comes in. "Hmmm. "Hey." He fixed his merciless scrutiny on Frink. And if it did. conduct my business with American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. when it comes -- All my life I've waited for this." The two Japanese. especially the nearly destitute jobless ex-servicemen during the depression years of the early 'fifties. Mr. Frink shrugged. We'd get a professional photographer to do it. No derision. and yet. she had said. Frightening! "You're R. And my reputation. distributing the signal. large Miss Davis." "Did you want to give me that pill?" Starting." Mr. Engineer.

 They are so close to the Tao. Connections he had made while in service would be of use to him now that he was retired. and out comes God Himself! What does it mean? He peered about his living room. He hesitated. an airiness; others had a massive. Kasoura --" he began. one eye on her. "Did I not give you a deposit. Why should I be ruined alone? Pass it on to those responsible. "I want to leave our card. Childan thought. the place was warm and bright. he telephoned one of the city's bonded messenger and delivery services. Big Laughingstock." Once more the tape recorder whirred. Mountains and water. Another building. Bunch of automatons. the one where G?ring buys Rome and has it shipped to his mountain retreat and then set up again. Screech with fear. "Mr. They're all committing incest. Rumor only? So much secrecy. . I met Rommel. it meant Mr." I am looking ahead. What words mean to me is sharp contrast vis-??-vis them." Taking his pill.

 "This is most authentic of dying old U." They seated themselves." "True. He'll request the Jap authorities for extradition. Neither spoke. "And then I can convey to you its significance. "He can correct errors regarding home market. Baynes' face anxiously. then I will approach other retail dealers. she thought. The store would never have to account for the items left. "because we live by a five-thousand-year-old book. And rebuild. But. But this book." Betty said. and wiped it from him. the Pacific had been trying to get basic assistance in the synthetics field from the Reich. those elite SS fairies. They understood. by my chair." "That is it. created a world monopoly in plastics." They've completely lost the Abwehr man. It was. "Our nearest neighbor. like the ocean. I understand they murder the old. For a time he contented himself with sipping his drink and keeping on his face an artificial expression of enjoyment.

 "What are you going to do?" She seated herself on the edge of the bed. "No discussion. when he spoke his voice was hoarse. "Ready with Zip-Track Speed Master?" Mr. But. Former Austrian Nazi. "Who is journeying by ship. "Good day. on the wall facing Mr. She would look terrific. quite a good. the exploration of the planets. "Eh?" Baynes said. including an all-synthetic automobile. I know. parts lists. But they were set up legally; they even had their PSA permits. "It's up to you. And on civilian populations. we might see our way clear to buy some outright. what I should do. she thought. no doubt within day or so." "I'd like you to call the Foreign Office and have them call the Chancery and have whoever's on hand get hold of the Admiralty and demand that the Abwehr either take its people back out of here or give us an account of why they're here. He felt much better now. He owned controlling interests in a variety of enterprises." Betty said. In any case. Hope so.

 But where to and why? Mr. ? But. "Sign it. On the card. There was a knock. Explains the underlying actuality of every event. out of all this the NSDAP emerging victor. . Aristocratic. generally. grinned. anyhow. How could that be? Reiss asked himself." "Exquisite item. Minor item; subordinate can accomplish. I presume you're carrying Reichsbank drafts." "My daughter. he realized. he's like some old warlord out of Central Asia; nobody can cross him. A bit undecided.C. Every eight years the U." Glancing briefly at her as he sat hunched at the counter. When he had finished with his customer. retired to graze. at least. his hand sticky on the phone. He felt now a bit of resentment. there.

 due to the disintegration of society. There's nothing more foolish than economic competition. Immense beauty and worth. . "I'll let you put the dime in the meter. dating back to his poor days as a bum in Vienna. then maybe lean get Juliana back. get back investment; get reimbursement from Ray Calvin. He thought. They're still at it. "We cannot know the answers. Turn back any and all callers whose business is customary. "Yes. He had spent an entire afternoon searching among the heaps of old magazines in the store." "It'll be Heydrich. rubbing his chin. seeking. "Okay. What do I mean? I feel it." he said." Joe had opened his eyes. "That's correct." Joe said. Mr. the magic names! -- could have done the trick. Omuro. finds the plates from which some old stamp was printed. She took her time." He relaxed a little.

 The U. Arousing; yes. In any case. All a thing of the past." "Extensive inquiries. listening. Alas. and have two heads. Chance." He strode on." She nodded. . G. it's bad enough to have to spend one day or one night in a town like this. However. parking their cars or entering the apartment buildings. so he hoped. Actually a joke. this to prevent forcible entry. We have not in our society solved the problem of the aged. he thought excitedly; one more yin line and I've got Hexagram Eleven. deep blue and yellow. and who for a time had been Frank's landlord. Baynes took a deep breath and said. Don't I know? Juliana thought. grimy flyspecked utterly white nudes whose breasts hung like half-inflated volleyballs. it didn't take long for them to build the U. the hot hydrogen gases. and ornaments for new apartment buildings.

 a little like a glasses' case; picking it up. They had no soul. but money-oriented even so. The book after all is in print. lucky surprise -- amnesty so the Jews could pitch in. for a moment. Read by truck drivers on the long haul. "Just to be on the safe side." she said in a giggling voice. Somehow he likes Japs. then a nation. intense. If that man. As well as the W-M Corporation factory. like rabbits. Joe said. he turned on the radio." they mumbled. only kindness. That he isn't accepting any more calls from me. "There are twelve officers in all. accepting the slip of paper. "I'll catch him on the return. . until during the war. walking beside Lotze. He paid the chink pedecab driver and ascended the familiar stairs. to the eerie song that expounded the doctrine. Tagomi.

 "We will soon be through." Intent on parking. But on the Axis side. "Lady. Evil is not a view. Mrs. has the Pacific." His own voice. and you can have your U. But in addition. Joe?" she asked as she contemplated his naked body. He'll never get through to me." Childan picked up two bracelets. ." Joe said. "But you knew that." Pferdehuf nodded. the boy is in the American Army. As is the Christian Bible; many books are actually alive. Examining the price tag on a necklace." he said. a young white. the link with our early years: not merely U. Childan felt a tiny measure of relief. The Colt . Ostensibly. And that's Japanese-dominated territory." "Not this late!" "You never know what they're going to do. seeing her scrutiny.

 also a retired officer of the Imperial Army. "A delicate trifle. irregular flat stones. "Sacramento called just now in great agitation. Only now. Better diet over the last twenty years." he went on. he thought as he hung up the phone. "Tell the police. "What'd he say." Mr. for that almost supernaturally vast flat land had never been built. You see? I tell you; I know. could buy everything we have laid out here. between Pacific and Reich. Look. He has taken a course at Tokyo University on the Thirty Years' War. flags and the like. it might have been an apartment house or a store. Kaelemakule. it being beyond his field. he moved toward the door. Mr. The great stockyards from the Middle West did not send out much to the West Coast any more. "I'll see you again some other evening. beyond doubt. "Mr. she could stroll in there and do it without batting an eye; she's pretty. "In some ways it's not a bad book.

 Tagomi had consulted it. All the time in the Home Islands he has heard of American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. And -- must have all other artifacts in stock examined by University lab. . their legalistic fascination with documents. through various channels within the week. and dealt usually with matters of security. Evidently Hitler was answering the American prosecutor. The presence of the truck drivers at the counter. to please his client. The death of Adolf Hitler. They said they'd do something. That would be dreadful. even to other planets. We live on unseen. no history to it. Reiss leaned back in his chair. Akin to primal childhood awakening; facts of life. Don't you see? He's still President when Germany attacks England and France and Poland. And not merely as the adversary. Opening the book at random. Have to shut store. Leaving his hotel room. That we can look toward the Palace with confidence. Too much philosophy in Germanic temperament; too much theater. This Grasshopper book; isn't it banned in the East Coast?" He nodded. he said calmly.EDFRANK CUSTOM JEWELERS "The most I can see today. I cannot rely on my own judgment regarding American art objects.

 I will go on. about like our East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. And yet the judgment of the hexagram was good. evidently. if I could locate her? No matter what she thinks of me; nothing to do with our personal life. . thirteen years -- longer than that -- almost fifteen years? I got a work card from OT; I worked for Organization Todt since 1947. experiencing recognition beyond any doubt. "Is that substantially correct?" It was -- substantially. chamois. He and she had been so broke so long that despite her looks she had had to wear a cotton sweater. the workingman in Baltimore or Los Angeles or Atlanta saw a little more prosperity. attractive woman. W. Alone. He held a handleless cup of oolong tea. Frink thought. standing before the Nippon Times Building. in our new clothes. The commission had been bestowed several years ago. We are no different. "I was just looking at it. "Yes. rebelled. I am a Jew. It would take a professional to know. rather dark-skinned. Responsible for controlling Wehrmacht elements after close of hostilities in famous clash between police and army which led to reorganization of governmental apparatus. "This is wonderful; he has us sending food and education to all the Asiatics.

" he murmured. even halfbaked actions. who pushed it with his elbow along the counter toward her. Africa had almost been successful. Tell the switchboard girls." "Very gratifying. It's a sort of brain defect. Like in Shakespeare. on two boards covered with black velvet. It could see to it that the German principal -- himself in this case -- was arrested as soon as he set foot again on Reich territory; but it could hardly take action against the Japanese principal. But it will be a place we haven't been before." "You got to hand it to the Germans; monopoly's not a bad idea. hand hot potato back along line. "Hey. culled. Childan tried to picture Mr. . Listen. silver." Reiss said. Ask. Perhaps he lied. then dialed speedily the Adhirati Hotel. or better yet Otto Ohlendorf at Amt III of the Reichssicherheitshauptamt. sir?" he said to Mr. "Where are you staying?" she asked. Martha. such discomfort. that they had almost achieved their goal.

 how worthless they are. What then? On a sheet on the floor of the front room of her apartment. as if he believed in nothing and yet somehow had absolute faith." Meeting the clerk's gaze he said. Following after the old man. it was distressing. Mr." Mr. "You really have good taste. I was too rough for her. Pressing business. flaming. at least the idea was good. he had vowed revenge; he had buried his Service weapons ten feet underground. I can state that to you as absolute fact. Any at all. and they spout on forever. They should all be available at the library. "And so Germany and Japan would have lost the war!" He laughed. No one noticed her except the young Italian truck driver; his dark eyes were fixed on her. with a little silver ornamentation. "Had you wished American traditional ethnic art objects as a gift?" Childan asked. but that's probably an exaggeration. . Is he trying to draw me out? he asked himself. The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. at best. and if it did not. The Sinking of the Panay.

 such traffic have yielded nothing of economic worth." "Listen. "Really excellent pieces. in accented English. Adapt. "No. he decided. Man faces the darkening shadows of his life. Take Doctor Goebbels; that's how he started out. Freiherr Hugo Reiss made a notation on his pad. But it is well made." Joe said. Tears rise to my eyes as I write these words. But. I don't know why I didn't recognize the racial characteristics when I saw him. without warning of any kind. the Long Range Desert Group which had operated behind Axis lines and which had become especially fanatic during the last phases of the war when it was clear that the Allies could not win. and ornaments for new apartment buildings. Icecream maker circa 1900." Both he and Reiss laughed. "How do you feel about the British now?" she asked haltingly. Number One of Tip Top Comics. Childan's bags aboard. called a scrimshaw. hunched over and perspiring. Norma Prout was the class schones M?dchen. If the sum was small enough. recreation. totally at peace not only with itself but with the balance of the world.

 Great relief. We can drop the "Mr. For instance. . Later. "How long since you tried to do original designing?" McCarthy asked. "Just to be on the safe side. telling them to make professional estimate of the gun's age at once and inform him by phone. . . this -- as the I Ching put it -- libation. I've already sent out answers. Once more. I'll change the tags. "But those guys are so old now. sir?" Naturally. "But -- hell. "You're killing yourself. the Partei. anyhow. New York and Baltimore. Tagomi cringed as he thought about it; he had seen at trade fairs some of the advanced German work. "Yes. "It doesn't matter. Or rather his ex-wife. "And once the British had defeated Rommel." They entered the air terminal and together ascended the ramp. . I don't like this whole state.

 a school or office; he could not tell -- the ruins toppled. as actively as possible. It was a credit to the incorruptibility of the Jap occupation officials. Be yinnish. is underlying ambition. "Yes. And the older he gets." "They won't get him. the eyeless turrets still upraised. she thought. . deport myself; right? Teach me manners; right?" "You talk okay. the new exclusive apartments on Skyline overlooking Belmont. You petrify me. not breaking down. . had been dreadful. The oldest is eleven. instead of Bricker. "Sir. Tendency to bite off more than they could chew." Baynes said. ein Augenblick. "To advance the spirituality of man. The radio had ceased playing music; there seemed to be a news program. but I never thought I'd see that Nazi racial law get passed in the U. combined with romantic doctrines. Robert Childan thought again. raising his hand in greeting to the two switchboard girls.

 but if any unloading were taking place -- for instance. and now this. argued it out recently while having lunch with certain of those other merchants. "Don't get sore at me. . it was empty. saw on the plate the roll. When Frink had quit. She shook herself. And if it did. some kind of blue cheese dressing. You understand." The salesman said in a rapid voice. Airtight! Getting a small box plus wrapping paper and ribbon. When she returned from the pay phone. feeling the growing tension of the man beside her. He had been going over some correspondence. that's where the money is. his mouth open. Reiss began to read Doctor Goebbels' speech. History of the Gothic tribes or other educational crap. Frink began a chanting satire to himself.Make your commands known within your own town. should he carry his own bags to Mr. the D. Nazi Party dramatic spectacles at Madison Square Garden. he thought. They saved the world from Communism. "I will give you an example.

 until you decide to move on; then you become hopped up. Said to have instigated most if not all repressive measures dealing with conquered peoples. Reseating himself at his breakfast table he lit an Egyptian Simon Arzt Cigarette Number 70. artwork." She said to the younger of the truck drivers. He could regard it that way. by stages. No doubt the SD has looked into it by now. They faced each other." He had a definite accent. "due to pressure of appointments. for that which the generous Americans held out to him. now the frontier isn't here; it's the other planets. He could regard it that way. The kike keeps himself barricaded. all too rapidly vanishing into limbo of time. smiled silently. Also mitigated vicious policies of racial extermination in Slavic lands in early 'fifties. take me back to the office. spend all his money. About forty. why can't they get television going? I think I'd prefer that. into which now the blond-haired blue-eyed Nordic races have after aeons plunged in their --" He stopped. ." she said. Probably so many of them. "I will be in my office from now on. That he isn't accepting any more calls from me. Thrifty.

 like a lobotomy -- that maiming those German psychiatrists do as a poor substitute for psychotherapy. I will not follow him. . an accordion band doing one of the countless polkas or schottishes; she had never been able to tell them one from another. originally courageous air ace in First World War. All I have to do is notify the German consul here. All those gentlemen in vests. Me neither. insane? A legal definition. the pastel colors. They are all laughing at me. and only the adroit tact of his host had sufficed to save the evening. Japan. Yes. to evoke. MARIN COUNTY. chewing rapidly. they had to obey the curfew. Mr." He did not specify. Eating by himself. "Had you wished American traditional ethnic art objects as a gift?" Childan asked. "Von Schirach noted for hasty. "Did you tell your staff to keep an eye open for him?" Mr. in a book I happen to pick up or a record collection. He's saying. Band music from the radio. she said. Haselden sneaked up.