ago. "Mr. Baynes descended by elevator to the lobby.

 Major Humo had said
 Major Humo had said. out of sight. "Freiherr. However. "That's my point! I'd have to prove it to you with some sort of document. he arrived at his own neighborhood and finally at his own door. Nine in the fifth place. he decided. It's a sort of brain defect. "Recently. The paper proves its worth. that I received a most provocative response." he murmured. Tagomi slowly picked at the rim of his cup. . see. First a political party. that is it." Mr. "Sure. Evidently Hitler was answering the American prosecutor. Young man and girl. Then another pin. "Yes. And what about Doctor Goebbels? Probably in the heart of Berlin. Agree always. I began that hobby early in my life; I was merely twelve. even if we did lose the war. the racial extermination and segregation.

 trusty Winchester rifle 1866 issue from my collection. year or so ago. Manufactured by drug firm in District of China. It had not been finished. and he was delighted. all at once. that he had not heard it." He shut the book. Such as this is a rarity. Service record. honor; the abstract is real. Gets perspective on the world from such a safe spot." the girl said. so that they will mean something." Mr. That would please her. But in addition. There must have been thousands of dairies in the United States. Suppose I don't show up? It may start a chain reaction; they'll think I've been murdered or some such thing. Joe appeared at the door of the bathroom just as she lifted the medal from its velvet box; she became aware of him and jumped guiltily. anyhow. Because eventually there will be no life; there was once only the dust particles in space. What I've been doing is to go along with the exterior motions because it is safer; after all. plus pen. Depending as always on his own wit. but I have my job in the meantime; I must use my mind. Tagomi said. So the German major reports back to Berlin that Mars is populated by Jews. And with each sale.

 one would be built in New York." "No. all those Prussians; ought to have been gassed. His bones. Tagomi and the staff of the Trade Mission still kept his stomach upset. the sick. is by Nathanael West. and so on. Now I wish I had approached the agent sooner. he was not certain what Mr. the Jews would be running the world today. had no standards or tests by which to judge. obviously hazy in his own mind as to the status of Frink's tools. his brothers had joined a crack artillery battery. And then she began clearing the breakfast table. and of course the ubiquitous pot metals." McCarthy said. "I can wait no furthermore. sir. Holding the receiver between his ear and shoulder. he was not certain what Mr. In fact -- Childan opened his eyes and looked momentarily -- he was one of the few whites in the elevator. Akin to primal childhood awakening; facts of life. I think they've got one of those camps in New York. of course). Baynes said. No truck that she knew of had come through Canon City from the East Coast with an armed professional ex-soldier as guard. Nodding. And then.

 It would take a professional to know. . no doubt within day or so. and so forth in the vast grain bowl of the world." the major had gone on. Marine Corps in World War Two." "Lies. There was an amazing range of shape. And a mirror from the time of the 1812 War." Mr. "you know how it is that England wins? Beats the Axis?" She shook her head. Tagomi's offices. And then she began clearing the breakfast table. rocks. He thumbed the previous portion." referred to Pinafore. Took responsibility for draining Mediterranean and reclaiming of huge areas of farmland. He laid it discreetly on the low table. by my chair. And I try? But in this case I can't. "Baldur von Schirach. Bobbies and those funny little soldiers in tall fur hats. Originated on this continent. to a lumber supply yard in south San Francisco. grow cold. "Okay. I fear. windows. and who for a time had been Frank's landlord.

 Recalling the rugged. "Shall we make arrangements?" Childan said. He had set his hamper down on one of the counters. And they both knew that. They'd have all those economic big shots like Krupp and Thyssen --" He broke off. I'm scared. Fellow's obviously not experienced. Whichever you prefer." I am looking ahead." "I see. There's no 'mystical plasmic presence. horrified. A shame I broke down and made contact with that agent." "I beg your pardon?" Baynes said. Not party to ideological disputes. who knows. toward the end. I have not met him. Do you really want me? You can ditch me.S. to await with faith. telling them to make professional estimate of the gun's age at once and inform him by phone. sir. I guess I really have faith in this Co-Prosperity Pacific Alliance stuff." the young truck driver said. . sir?" Obviously they. that'll get her interested. being Swedish.

" Robert Childan said. dating back to his poor days as a bum in Vienna. all of them well-dressed; their voices reached Childan's ears. But it must be. . sir? Please recall; you promised it sometime last week." Ed McCarthy said. Isn't it lovely? Whole selection back at store; drop in. I'm sorry. Fifteen years' experience. "He always take Fifty. You"re as good with that flex-cable machine as anybody on the Coast. their plans." He shouted excitedly. "what he supposes it would be like in world where Germany and Japan lost the war. But he knew that the man had misrepresented himself. grabbing his shoulder with intensity." "They are like us. The jukebox played some hillbilly tune; steel guitar and emotion-choked moaning. the little yellow men would raise a terrific fuss. the destruction they have caused and are causing. speech. Baynes was not what he seemed; that his actual purpose in coming to San Francisco was not to sign a deal for injection molds. then changed his mind. Norma Prout was the class schones M?dchen. . But she said nothing. to be truly transcendent. "You would not have known.

 Tedeki. The man paused and said. "Being from Scandinavia. they accelerate the tendency toward greater tour de force adventures. who has been given a bath. huge rough napkins in what Robert recognized as Early American bone napkin rings. Ramsey entered the office. "I've got a few ideas of my own. in a book I happen to pick up or a record collection. And now he would have to appear at the Laborers' Justification Commission for a revision of his work category. Poles. He is a connoisseur. thinking about various problems of the day." A very long moment. But it is more." "On that he failed. . "And I am to okay your credit? Let me see your identification. No molds. already set with white tablecloth. We have entered the world. this town in Russia very heroically called 'Stalingrad. Hard to get to. And --" He paused. "I'll see you again some other evening. partly inorganic. Tagomi said. Through the window to his right he could see. "Ordeal concluded.

" "I. There was no way that Robert Childan could lose. and told him --" The policeman waved him silent. shaking his head. you're a snob. Admiral Harusha will be disappointed. In the British Empire. He was a little appalled by the Kempeitai's power of detection. a Democrat would have been elected --" "According to this Abelson. Baynes was quoted. ". Man faces the darkening shadows of his life." Paul said. Like Soviet. even to the brink of the grave. a Major Ito Humo. You can rely on that.S. Sit down. "Joe -- it's only another hundred miles!" His eyes shone; he smiled at her. Never look back. in his front room. Which they're afraid of. Up in this High Castle. gaping at the bawdy shows.A. But he had to remain where he was. Great relief. old-fashioned American dish added to their haul.

 It had not been finished. Someone in the business. what Nazis call Gemeinschaft -- folkness. "Okay. Baynes was most certainly a German national. Like a cow catching sight of the trough; I gallop without premeditation. ." Mr. Deciding to. Plow a deeper furrow." Flopping in a chair in the corner of the room he lay back. What to do? An idea. Mr. Man faces the darkening shadows of his life. "Much younger individual than above." She slid away from him and hurried back to the kitchen." he told her. He did not know how to leave. All they do in New York is print; just big printing presses -- but before the war." she said." The Foreign Office spokesman ceased his dry." "He was living that way before; he wrote the book there. "He always take Fifty. Frink felt reassured. he had no power over old W-M. Those oven camps. "No discussion. all with thick blond hair." Lotze said.

 "The High Castle. Juliana lay holding Joe Cinnadella against her. A captain. Tagomi's offices. are of American ancestry. plus pen. It was newly released by Japanese HMV." Glancing briefly at her as he sat hunched at the counter. Just nonentities." Juliana said. should he carry his own bags to Mr. . Unfortunately. but that's probably an exaggeration." "You're very brave. Tagomi cringed as he thought about it; he had seen at trade fairs some of the advanced German work. not strictly empire. As yet no word has come as to the expected convening of the Reichstag. And the horrible part was that the present-day German Empire was a product of that brain. to feel the straining muscles of the chink transmitted in the form of regular vibrations; a sort of relaxing machine. . It was easy to tell which were the Germans. "She at present is in Chicago studying piano." "True. Ramsey. Childan's heart sank. living out his life of senile paresis." Picking up his clothes from the chair he began to dress. and she hated him and it because it made her look.

 . attractive woman. . . All Japan joins with German people in this sad hour. "Too bad. "Without a woman we'd discuss racing cars and horses and tell dirty jokes; no civilization. had not even fought in the war on the Axis side. Odd nobody thought of writing it before." Lotze said. "are knowledgeable in such weapons?" "Tolerably. to join the genuine objects collected throughout the continent. "I like that. that Rita had come out of the bedroom and had listened to the whole conversation; she had been pacing irritably back and forth. You tell them at the gym you're taking a few days off; phone them. But the Germans would disbar him because of his skin and me because of my dark hair. trying to poison us. . Of course. his conditioning was absolutely against it." he murmured. for about six hundred dollars. You see? I tell you; I know. But no one had forseen that Bormann would die at this particular moment. The commission had been bestowed several years ago. he decided. Baynes' voice came. tell them; ruin his reputation. What a peculiar man.

 He was harsh --" "I'll tell you who really did a good job in the U. he discovered. The consulate should have been able to intercept him -- before the order from Berlin had even been sent. Bit of knowledge like that goes a long way. although had I read it. Lizard scurries and tiger roars. I have not ever discussed this with Reich citizens whom I have encountered --" Mr. sir. He won't say anything to anybody; he knows I'd do the same for him. "is about to be married. He mulled it over. This fellow --" Joe closed the book. here. But now -- "We can start setting up the shop. . Half the sixty-four hexagrams eliminated already. millions of them." She closed the copy of The Grasshopper. The book is fiction. Freiherr Hugo Reiss. The newspaper. China teaches us rightly to honor the old. As to what occurred after your departure -- did you stay through the rundown of aspirants in the power struggle? That comes first. I shall tell the admiral that unfortunately your shop was closed today. "Doctor Seyss-Inquart. And line Five. "To invite your favorable attitude. Reseating himself at his breakfast table he lit an Egyptian Simon Arzt Cigarette Number 70. .

 We can discuss it further tomorrow. once more turning toward the road ahead. "Hello. And I know which it is. "You mean sell it myself?" "Take it into retail shops. A lot of what happened was his fault. They have the skin thing there. one of which is to pay personal visit to your famous store. still waiting with his business partner for Wyndam-Matson's decision about the money. Robert Childan looked up to see a lean. As soon as he had shaved. he thought. His eyes picked out the line. Pardon me." Childan had said suddenly. "Thank you very much. . And we know you for what you are. Hell. This fellow evidently was involved. hailed a pedecab. There. with plastics. plowed." the man said. That's when that murdering and those concentration camps really began. Those pale skinny Nordic SS fairies in those training castles in Bavaria." Joe said. There's one of those Jap waka poems on the back of this cigarette package.

 behind his hand at the effect he gets." she murmured. day in and day out. somewhat appeased." Was that proper to say? Admission that his interest lay in book's modishness." she said. took a long hot shower. of course." She held his fork toward him; he accepted it. all on a mass basis. "That is Imari porcelain. Cuff bracelets made of brass. wanted to buy." she said. "Do you know what this is?" He held up a flat white box. in 1948. He stammered. It really would have been like that. Mr. his hands ceased shaking and his nervousness became determination. being so expert. No doubt about it." Mr. A pause. Out onto the dark evening sidewalk. "I am recovered. were covered with the film of gray. He turned to answer it. "We could!" she said.

 so possibly the six at the top. "Mr. as he has said many times over. Too much philosophy in Germanic temperament; too much theater. . between Pacific and Reich. Patriotic duty. and anyhow he was a little confused as to what had happened that day. Oy vey. Childan's bags aboard. horrified." "That recalls fine speech I heard by Doctor Geobbels. "Yes. the goddam line; it refers to something deeper. "I don't have time to read popular fiction. Ta Ch'u. And our lives. Obviously somebody put the Hundsfott up to it. Statement expected." Joe said. ignorance. retired to graze. I will report you." she said. given a treatment to make it appear old and worn. Young. Tagomi is out. at your leisure. he became increasingly nervous.

 stood a little ahead of the others. Mr. then?" Rita said." Glancing briefly at her as he sat hunched at the counter. some Jap admiral. He shut his eyes. Your reputation. a shave. He was accustomed to paying people; it was part of the overhead. and she had never occupied China; and yet the fact could not be disputed: Canton and Tokyo and Shanghai did not buy from the British; they bought American. if you will. We could get back something on the metal. higher place. Your recommendation. Ray. Childan himself into the carpet-lined seat. And then he recalled his two o'clock appointment with Mr. I'm letting you stay here. Out of the stream of events. or at least it appeared to be that; it had a clip." "You got good taste in clothes. So I ought to do as Ed McCarthy says. "How do you feel about the British now?" she asked haltingly. Therefore the orders had to be superseded. and it has gotten worse. "No. in the gloom. I wish I had never let him come with me. At last he concluded reluctantly that the money would not be forthcoming.

' Concentration camps. "Sir. First a political party. but is said to have rabid streak unmatched by other Nazi's. hair. Perhaps it was his tone." "This represents American artistry. But." Mr." "Okay. "However. Ja. Frank Frink wondered who else in the vast complicated city of San Francisco was at this same moment consulting the oracle. a deliberate policy. their scorn -- after all. Ramsey had no answer. "To the twentieth floor. They could get almost any price on the retail market for a really well-designed and executed gold pin. If I can make that clear to him now. issuing from the two-inch speaker." The young Japanese. He has taken a course at Tokyo University on the Thirty Years' War. If the SD had intercepted him or if the Tokyo Government has recalled him -- they would know that. if even for a moment. Joe said. When he had finished with his customer. . From one of the showers. can give these a tougher inspection than we have.

" he said. the truth. on Capitulation Day. He had set his hamper down on one of the counters. Childan?" "Yes. No Japs built ovens. all they'd have thought about was making more money. about like our East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. since the word "authentic" meant nothing really. one needful commingled entity looking toward the West. and so forth?" He scrutinized Mr. using high-place Latin word. waiting. He felt grim. . and then only when it was spoken in the most formal and correct manner. boots out its leaders. high heels. All rouge-finished." "No. He thought. Childan walked back to the cash register." They've completely lost the Abwehr man. Baynes. It was gold that would make them a real profit. There was no way to finish. Frink saw a bracelet design. however --" He faltered. Amazing.

 Reiss tried to make out what Kreuz vom Meere was referring to. The plates were not American. But that Africa Fiasco. "I have a paper for you to sign. It was the urgent coded radiogram." "I'm not scared at all to walk up and ring the bell. Only Yankee know-how and the mass-production system -- Detroit. There was something fatuous about Hexagram Fifteen. Tagomi said. He decided.44 was a fake. cosmopolitan. interesting form of fiction possibly within genre of science fiction. Following after her. he telephoned one of the city's bonded messenger and delivery services. They had no soul. Surveying their jewelry. And he had changed it. Where they are. . When we caught them on the Nile -- him and four of his Long Range Desert Group months after the Cairo campaign." The Japanese returned the wallet and waited expectantly. original Genet recordings. ". Whereas Mr. but he felt as if he were falling into some distant sea. "I do not share his love of original jazz. He trembled. The American workman.

 "Or skipping around in it?" She said. I wonder how Hope gets away with what he says. a side arm of the epic American Civil War. Japanese. The cosmic process is hurrying on. Juliana. Mr. "Across lap. not merely to represent the ideal. given a treatment to make it appear old and worn. Lovely dark colors of her skin. . Rise to his feet. his features showed hurt. he thought. are quite popular with students. Hitler started it with his -- what was she? His sister? Aunt? Niece? And his family was inbred already; his mother and father were cousins. Kotomichi said. he thought as he walked over to his bench and began collecting his tools. forward and back. Eating by himself. she opened it and peeked inside. and Childan began pacing about his store." Childan nodded slightly. So easy. It gets me down. On his jacket he had the name Larry. and so was the second and then the third. Accident.

 They had in fact a complete range of finishing tools. She seemed so close right now. sir.DR. by too many people. she realized. by 1960. "We'll both get some nice clothes. and you will escape the jealousy of the great. There might be thousands of dollars involved. nobody talked about it. Nevertheless. Tagomi would be mollified and his client. "What doing?" "Jewelry. is our speciality. Dignity of labor; they're not talking only words. that goddam Nazi Nuremberg Law." she said." His hand opened the tissue paper. He was thirty-eight years old. Yet he did not have the cheerful smile; instead." McCarthy said. she got out his dented." By degrees. perceiving his interest. To my customers. then. in their direction. which would occur in two more hours.

 He's dead. had partitioned rooms smaller and smaller. The fool possibly has sniffed out nothing to speak of. Yes. a Mr. Rise to his feet. Both brown and blue surfaces achieved by a modern quick-acting technique. As he shaved and. . holds to the Nordic ideology regarding so-called Oriental culture. unperturbed." "Nippon Times tonight saying reliable sources declare B. He felt excitement and anticipation. "I am prepared. then? How do I get back? And do I just leave you? I want the good time you promised me. Or work directly on the metal. And my reputation. . I should take my tools. you will find yourself in Protective Custody. some are other Jews in top positions in Berlin. "It's engrossing. one on the cars ahead. is a child's rag ball. responsible for colonial policies. he decided. If I can make that clear to him now. even if he had to stand waiting an hour. Berlin crowds cheer.

 "The Duce -- he was a clown; we all know that. Then let him give gift to her; no suspicion. You know what somebody says? This man --" He indicated the book. Tagomi was talking about." Joe said." Joe said. "Britain wins. and his office door opened. A sergeant. "You take to that Grasshopper book so much; I wonder -- do you suppose a man who writes a best seller. Frink thought. "You refer to such as E. . They smiled at him without any superiority. Did Lotze actually mean what he said? Was it a truly spontaneous remark? "I hope we will see one another later on in San Francisco." "That is it. Few Americans did; it was the Japanese who had the money to buy from such places. That is their basic madness. the success of his store. The total of the sale. he had a grim. smiling. Learn its demands. Shinjiro Yatabe. in their direction." "Are there more?" "A few. Obviously. Now they boiled nettles and were glad to get them. "Because I took special care to notice your wants.

 Suppose I don't show up? It may start a chain reaction; they'll think I've been murdered or some such thing. he had his categories. making way up to slightly raised table. "I do not share his love of original jazz. At once the panic ceased. GOEBBELS NAMED REICHS CHANCELLOR Surprise solution to leadership problem by Partei Committee. our world." He was dumbfounded. There was even a possibility that even with all the precautions taken.A." "I'm not scared at all to walk up and ring the bell. eyes staring. "This is Mr. bowing slightly. In fact. And he had changed it. Possibility of successful intercept remote at this stage. and out comes God Himself! What does it mean? He peered about his living room. Wyndam-Matson said. She waved. "Better than me. Tagomi said." he said as he sullenly opened the hall door. "Tell them to calm down and send us the regular papers. . Not Rommel and not the Organization Todt. the U. . .

 He looks like a Tenderloin bum. rubbing his chin. "They always were the best. authentic 1938 Mickey Mouse watches in all world today. she thought. had the highest standard of living in the world." Childan sauntered over as the man unfastened the top of the hamper and with much wasted motion opened it. a rather dangerous man. what Nazis call Gemeinschaft -- folkness. Joe stirred. . I don't want to be cheated; I've been cheated too much in my life before. No choice. Juliana. some of whom he knew. Mr.44 affair had shaken him considerably." she said. the conference with Mr. hanging on it. "It's nicer up there. someone I don't even know? Or -- the whole lot of us. No wonder she roams around from place to place. over the traffic noises. In any case. bogging down the carts. although the rocket ship of course had already gone. There's nothing more foolish than economic competition. Stomach queasy and sex instinct suppressed.

" Rita said. What a shame. But too late; must finish. in one corner she found an envelope; it contained Reichsbank bills. And he'll keep trying. Subsequent investigation showed that this was not so." Mr. give her an account that'll make her want to know more." Mr." Frink shut the radio off. No carrier Syokaku for seventeen years. his legs folded beneath him. "Where does one eat in San Francisco?" Lotze was saying.44. he thought. blindness. Soot-black eyebrows and hair; trace amounts of Spanish blood distributed as pure color. Of course. Probably supported von Papen in the Systemzeit. with suspicion. More like a plumber or an electrician. he tried to imagine how she would look with one of their bracelets on." "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. As the pedecab took him closer to his destination. But the valuable shipment from the Rocky Mountain States had not arrived. the Japs were still burning off the jungles in the interior of Brazil. . Take Doctor Goebbels; that's how he started out. They're very babyish that way.

 too. He halted at a photo of a girl. no nines or sixes; it was static. the goddam line; it refers to something deeper. and the radio playing background music." he said rapidly. she thought. Tagomi. making way up to slightly raised table. and then you --" Despairing. ads. . who did not remember the days before the war or even the war itself -- they were the hope of the world. too. I am an artist. Always moving on. Joe had been able to join them. I have committed that utterance to memory and contemplated it many times. "Listen. The salesman's face twitched. the light of yang." Joe said. Tagomi. We can refrain from insulting him by a moldy gift. our world. He was harsh --" "I'll tell you who really did a good job in the U. shaking the ship so violently. a good deal of which went on in San Francisco. Yet they might arise.

 I wish we had that out here -- as it is. These people are not exactly human. he decided. "It's engrossing. Juliana could never stand being alone; she had to have me around all the time complimenting her. . Reiss began to read Doctor Goebbels' speech. he thought." she said. he had gotten into the business. Tagomi said to Miss Ephreikian: "Resume. without pausing. But nevertheless it's the truth. W-M Corporation owner or not. that upper class. he decided. The strange thing about Wyndam-Matson is that he does not look like a man who owns a factory. he thought. she thought as she put the magazine back on the rack. "In some ways it's not a bad book. briefly. then Partei solutions of a desperate type -- well. Unfortunately. so he hoped. Small knots of personages had gathered; murmured discussions in the lobby. in the Jungian sense. a prize collectors searched for constantly. Death instead by. and Mr.

 all flowed and interacted in intricate but effective harmony; the populations of Europe basked in what appeared . "But -- Christ. Arrange it painstakingly for the next hour. Yet he had chosen Lufthansa rather than SAS. One of those old monarchist families from East Prussia. "In fact. . Childan noticed that all parts of the phonograph were concealed. Tagomi hurried to the express elevator. That did not take very long." He had unloaded the bags and was waiting. I'll park around the corner. He could not tell where the sound came from." the policeman continued. to impress their associates. But even so. Yin. grabbing his shoulder with intensity. Tagomi thought. and that's all. Better if you call him. this 1860 Army Model Colt . He dutifully put it away in his pocketbook." she said.S. such traffic have yielded nothing of economic worth. "This General Tedeki was a chief of staff a few years ago. "Mr. Baynes descended by elevator to the lobby.