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with me?”
“He was vehicled off for a diplograph, sir
“Come again? A noun’s a verb leading to the incomprehensible?”
“It’s not so hard, Doctor,” laughed the marine, leading Panov to a motorized cart complete with
a uniformed driver and a stenciled American flag on the side“During our descent, the tower
radioed the pilot that there was an urgent message for him
“I thought he went to the bathroom
“That, too, I believe, sir The corporal put the suitcase on a rear rack and helped Mo into the
cart“Easy now, Doctor, lift your leg up a little higher
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“That’s the other one, not me,” protested the psychiatrist“He’s the one without a foot
“We were told you’d been ill, sir
“Not in my goddamned legsSorry, young man, no offenseI just don’t like flying in small
tubes a hundred and ten miles up in the skyNot too many astronauts come from Tremont Avenue
in the Bronx
“Hey, you’re kidding, Doc!”
“What?”
“I’m from Garden Street, you know, across from the zoo! The name’s Fleishman, Morris
FleishmanNice to meet a fellow Bronxite
“Morris?” said Panov, shaking hands“Morris the Marine? I should have had a talk with your
parentsAnd thank you for your concern
“You get better, Doc, and when you see Tremont Avenue again, give it my best, okay?”
“I will, indeed, Morris,” replied Morris, raising his hand as the diplomatic cart shot forward
Four minutes later, escorted by the driver, Panov entered the long gray corridor that was the
immigration-free access to France for government functionaries of nations accredited by the Quai
d’OrsayThey walked into the large holding lounge where men and women were gathered in small
groups, conversing quietly, the sounds of different languages filling the roomAlarmed, Mo saw
that Conklin was nowhere in sight; he turned to the driver-escort as a young woman dressed in the
neutral uniform of a hostess approached
“Docteur?” she asked, addressing Panov
“Yes,” replied Mo, surpr |