The Ugly American by Eugene Burdick; William J. Lederer

Author:Eugene Burdick; William J. Lederer
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-02-21T00:50:55+00:00

When the dinner party was over U Maung Swe and Gilbert MacWhite went for a walk. It was one of those soft nights when every sound carries a great distance and the perfume of flowers comes floating in from the jungle.

"What about Sarkhan, Maung?" MacWhite asked. "What should I do?"

"About what?"

"About anything, big or little."

Maung paused for a moment. The breeze brought the sound of distant gongs.

"Gilbert, I heard once of an American who was working on a powdered milk plant in Sarkhan," Maung said. "He planned to develop a taste for milk in the Sarkhanese, and then bring in dairy cattle and set up the business on a sound, self-supporting basis. No concession for foreigners. The whole thing simple and easy to run."

"I remember reading about him in reports," MacWhite said. "He got caught in a scandal. Rape or drugging girls. Something like that."

"Gilbert, those were lies. I never met the man, but I tool, the trouble to find out the truth of his story. The Communists framed him. He spoke Sarkhanese, he was dedicated, and the people liked him. His idea was sound. His name is Colvin; I think if you brought him back he would do a job for you."

"I'll do it, if I can get him cleared," MacWhite said. "They're little things, perhaps, but ideas like Colvin's are basic. When we've licked the basic problems, we can move on to grander projects. But we have to start with the little things which are Sarkhanese."

For three more hours they talked of little things.

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