The Third Man

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• You must understand that at this period cooperation between the Western Allies and the Russians had practically, though not yet completely, broken down. The original police agreement in Vienna between the Allies confined the military police (who had to deal with crimes involving allied personnel) to their part particular zones, unless permission was given to them to enter zone of another power. This agreement worked well enough between the three Western powers. I only had to get on the phone to my opposite number in American or French zones before I sent in my men t make an arrest or pursue an investigation. During first six months of the occupation it had worked reasonably well with the Russians. perhaps forty-eight hours would pass before I received permission, but in practice there are... (查看原文)

  El Guaje 1赞 2017-11-06 04:07:20

• There is a lot of comedy in these situations if you are not directly concerned. You need a background of general European terror, of a father who belonged to a losing side, of house searches and disappearances before the fear outweighs the comedy. The Russian, you see, refused to leave the room: the American wouldn't leave a girl unprotected, and the Frenchman--well, I think the Frenchman must have thought it was fun. Can't you imagine the scene? The Russian was just doing his duty and watched the girl all the time, without a flicker of sexual interest: the American stood with his back chivalrously turned: the Frenchman smoked his cigarette and watched with detached amusement the reflection of the girl dressing in the mirror of the wardrobe, and the Englishman stood in the passage wonderin... (查看原文)

  陆离 2013-09-08 15:13:00

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