Mrs. Tuesday's Departure: A Historical Novel of World War Two by Anderson Suzanne Elizabeth

Author:Anderson, Suzanne Elizabeth [Anderson, Suzanne Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Henry and George Press
Published: 2012-01-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty-Eight

I RECALLED AN evening when I’d finished my writing for the day, gone into the living room, sat on the arm of Max’s chair, and leaned into him as he put his arm around me and we sat in silence listening to the music. Max told me that evening that he’d seen Deszo earlier, at a café. I knew the place; it was across the street from the stationer’s where I bought my pencils and pens.

They’d ordered sherry. Max took out a cigar, “I heard you received a censure from the university.”

Deszo chuckled. “They dislike my corresponding with a professor from Hamburg.”

“Our relations with the Germans are complicated.”

“We were exchanging research notes, Max.”

“Political alliances are changing rapidly, you could lose your job.”

Deszo took out a cigarette and lighted it, stared at the tip. “The smoke from a pile of leaves hides the fire beneath. The Germans will restore our borders, return our land, and strengthen our economy.”

“Our alliance with the Germans will lead us into a war that will ruin our country,” Max countered.

Deszo shrugged his shoulders and continued, “I’ve been invited to a symposium at their university. I will present a paper and participate in a panel discussion on the political and economic opportunities of an alliance between our countries.”

“I hope you refused the invitation,” Max said.

“On the contrary, my friend, I welcome the chance to share my ideas and even better, to make contacts.” Deszo blew out a long stream of smoke and then continued as he rolled the edge of his cigarette along the silver lip of the ashtray. “Their economic and military dominance cannot be ignored. I believe we are faced with the choice of joining them by invitation or by force, the latter would be much more unpleasant.”

“By your reasoning, we either join the thieves in their crime, or are robbed and murdered by them.”

“Perhaps it is better to get rich than to get robbed,” Deszo had replied, with no sign of irony.

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