Pondicherrypondicherry hashave justjust oneone MPMP .. Thatthat isbe farfar shortshort ofof aa majoritymajority inin thethe 543543 membermember Loklok Sabhasabha ,, butbut withwith thethe oppositionopposition stillstill technicallytechnically divideddivide intointo halfhalf aa dozendozen factionsfaction ,, itit wouldwould makemake Congresscongress thethe biggestbig singlesingle partyparty ,, andand Presidentpresident Venkataramanvenkataraman wouldwould havehave toto turnturn toto itit .. Inin thethe formerformer ,, thethe oppositionopposition isbe badlybadly splitsplit betweenbetween followersfollower ofof Mrmr Ramakrishnaramakrishna Hegdehegde ,, thethe charismaticcharismatic formerformer chiefchief ministerminister whowho headshead thethe challengechallenge forfor Janatajanata Daldal ,, andand anti-Hegdeanti-hegde dissidentsdissident .. Butbut itit isbe universallyuniversally acceptedaccept outsideoutside thethe rulingruling partyparty thatthat therethere isbe nono questionquestion ofof aa returnreturn toto thethe goldengolden daysday ofof 19801980 andand earlierearly electionselection ,, whenwhen Congresscongress usedused toto scoopscoop upup four-fifthsfour-fifths ofof thethe seatsseat .. Thethe Druzedruze leaderleader ,, Mrmr Walidwalid Jumblattjumblatt āā whowho ,, likelike othersother inin thethe Syriansyrian campcamp ,, isbe far from farfar fromfrom happyhappy withwith thethe Taiftaif accordaccord āā accusedaccuse thethe Arabarab Leagueleague envoyenvoy ,, Mrmr Lakhearlakhear Ibrahimiibrahimi ,, ofof interferinginterfere inin Lebanon'slebanon internalinternal affairsaffair ,, almostalmost as if asas ifif "" hehe wantswant toto becomebecome primeprime ministerminister himselfhimself "" .. Atat aa presspress conferenceconference yesterdayyesterday ,, ana ebullientebullient andand seeminglyseemingly confidentconfident Gengen Aounaoun reiteratedreiterate thatthat therethere wasbe "" nono presidentpresident "" inin Lebanonlebanon ,, onlyonly aa "" dissolveddissolved parliamentparliament "" ,, andand thatthat hehe headedhead thethe "" onlyonly legallegal ,, sovereignsovereign andand independentindependent "" administrationadministration .. Evadingevade questionsquestion aboutabout howhow hehe proposedpropose toto resistresist thethe willwill ofof virtuallyvirtually thethe wholewhole Arabarab andand internationalinternational communitycommunity ,, hehe saidsay thatthat Lebanonlebanon hadhave notnot gonego throughthrough 1515 yearsyear ofof civilcivil warwar ,, andand givengive thousandsthousands ofof martyrsmartyr ,, forfor thethe dishonourabledishonourable settlementsettlement thethe worldworld wasbe offeringoffer .. Traditionaltraditional celebrationscelebration inin Georgiageorgia andand Armeniaarmenia werebe alsoalso cancelledcancel .. Sovietsoviet strikesstrike pointpoint toto crisiscrisis ofof moralemorale thatthat threatensthreaten futurefuture ofof perestroikaperestroika .. Broadcastsbroadcast ofof parliamentparliament getget moremore viewersviewer thanthan Agathaagatha Christiechristie filmsfilm .. Itit isbe thethe firstfirst Novembernovember 77 sincesince thethe revolutionrevolution thatthat coalcoal minersminer havehave beenbe onon strikestrike .. Votersvoter leftleave twotwo dominantdominant impressionsimpression asas theythey queuedqueue inin thethe hothot sunsun āā theirtheir determinationdetermination toto castcast theirtheir ballotsballot inin thethe firstfirst freefree electionelection sincesince Germanygermany beganbegin thethe Europeaneuropean conquestconquest ofof Namibianamibia moremuch thanthan aa centurycentury agoago ,, andand theirtheir orderlyorderly ,, disciplineddisciplined behaviourbehaviour inin thethe searingsearing heatheat .. Byby Michaelmichael Simmonssimmons Presidentpresident Dede Klerkklerk isbe expectedexpect toto meetmeet thethe neo-Nazineo-nazi leaderleader ,, Mrmr Eugeneeugene Terrebancheterrebanche ,, whilewhile hishis Foreignforeign Ministerminister ,, Mrmr Pikpik Bothabotha ,, isbe toto holdhold talkstalk inin Umtataumtata withwith thethe rebelliousrebellious leaderleader ofof thethe Transkeitranskei homelandhomeland ,, Maj-Generalmajor-general Bantubantu Holomisaholomisa .. Oneone participantparticipant ,, Rinchenrinchen Dolmadolma Taringtaring ,, wrotewrite inin herher bookbook ,, Daughterdaughter ofof Tibettibet :: "" Thethe Lhasalhasa womenwoman hadhave mademake manymany anti-Chineseanti-chinese postersposter andand whenwhen Ii joinedjoin themthem theythey werebe linedline upup aroundaround thethe Barkhorbarkhor shoutingshout slogansslogan ,, "" Fromfrom todaytoday Tibettibet isbe independentindependent "" andand "" Chinachina mustmust quitquit Tibettibet "" .. Stockstock Exchangeexchange ralliesrally stronglystrongly in response to inin responseresponse toto openopen borderborder .. Byby Alexalex Brummerbrummer Financialfinancial Editoreditor THEthe Frankfurtfrankfurt Stockstock Exchangeexchange yesterdayyesterday greetedgreet thethe openingopening ofof thethe bordersborder betweenbetween thethe twotwo Germanysgermanys withwith aa strongstrong andand jubilantjubilant rallyrally ,, despitedespite fearsfear onon thethe foreignforeign exchangeexchange marketsmarket thatthat rapidrapid politicalpolitical developmentsdevelopment couldcould weakenweaken thethe Bundesbank'sbundesbank fightfight againstagainst inflationinflation .. Thethe DAXdax indexindex ofof Westwest Germany'sgermany 3030 leadingleading sharesshare surgedsurge 33.7333.73 pointspoint ,, oror 2.32.3 per cent perper centcent ,, toto 1,496.691,496.69 inin oneone ofof thethe strongeststrong dailydaily peformancesperformance inin recentrecent monthsmonth .. Investorsinvestor werebe elatedelate byby thethe prospectprospect ofof aa moremuch buoyantbuoyant Westwest Germangerman economyeconomy asas Bonnbonn providesprovide houseshouse andand jobsjob forfor arrivalsarrival fromfrom thethe Easteast .. "" Thethe moodmood isbe supersuper ,, "" aa seniorsenior dealerdealer saidsay .. Butbut thethe prospectprospect ofof economiceconomic growthgrowth risingrise byby aa furtherfar half-pointhalf-point duringduring thethe nextnext sixsix monthsmonth raisedraise fearsfear onon thethe internationalinternational currencycurrency marketsmarket ofof ana uncontrolleduncontrolled expansionexpansion andand increasedincrease concernconcern aboutabout inflationinflation throughoutthroughout Europeeurope .. Thethe Bundesbankbundesbank hashave beenbe seensee untiluntil nownow asas Europe'seurope guardianguardian againstagainst rapidrapid priceprice increasesincrease .. Onon thethe foreignforeign exchangesexchange ,, thethe markmark fellfall moremore thanthan aa pfennigpfennig againstagainst thethe dollardollar andand droppeddrop againstagainst thethe currenciescurrency ofof Westwest Germany'sgermany partnerspartner inin thethe EMSems exchange-rateexchange rate mechanismmechanism .. Thethe Westwest Germangerman Financefinance Ministerminister ,, Mrmr Theotheo Waigelwaigel ,, ruledrule outout aa commoncommon Germangerman currencycurrency untiluntil economiceconomic reformsreform hadhave beenbe carriedcarry outout inin thethe Easteast .. "" Aa currencycurrency unionunion cancan onlyonly bebe reachedreach ifif therethere isbe convertibilityconvertibility ,, ifif thethe Easteast Germangerman markmark isbe broughtbring intointo aa sensiblesensible relationshiprelationship withwith thethe Westwest Germangerman markmark ,, andand ifif Easteast Germanygermany hashave undergoneundergo decisivedecisive monetarymonetary ,, financialfinancial andand economiceconomic reformreform ,, "" hehe saidsay .. Ashkenazyashkenazy atat easeease inin landland ofof hishis birthbirth .. Returningreturn toto Moscowmoscow atat thethe ageage ofof 5252 ,, forfor thethe firstfirst timetime sincesince hehe leftleave toto livelive inin Londonlondon 2626 yearsyear agoago ,, Ashkenazyashkenazy saidsay :: "" Inin mymy modestmodest wayway ,, Ii thoughtthink Ii couldcould endorseendorse whatwhat 'sbe happeninghappen inin mymy countrycountry .. "" Inin 19631963 "" therethere werebe somesome veryvery unpleasantunpleasant momentsmoment "" ,, hehe toldtell journalistsjournalist atat thethe Sovietsoviet Cultureculture Foundationfoundation .. "" Forfor manymany yearsyear inin Moscowmoscow ,, Ii feltfeel Ii couldcould n'tnot leaveleave thethe countrycountry .. "" Ii feelfeel atat easeease āā muchmuch bettergood thanthan Ii diddo thenthen .. "" Thethe immediateimmediate reasonreason forfor hishis returnreturn isbe toto givegive twotwo charitycharity concertsconcert withwith thethe Royalroyal Philharmonicphilharmonic Orchestraorchestra thisthis weekendweekend forfor thethe victimsvictim ofof lastlast year'syear Armenianarmenian earthquakeearthquake .. Toto thethe mediamedia ,, hehe wasbe engaginglyengagingly modestmodest andand directdirect ,, withwith aa warmthwarmth ofof personalitypersonality thatthat immediatelyimmediately wonwin theirtheir heartsheart .. Inin hishis openingopening remarksremark inin Russianrussian ,, hehe saidsay :: "" Ii dodo n'tnot likelike beingbe thethe centrecentre ofof aa sensationsensation ,, butbut Ii knowknow Ii cacan n'tnot avoidavoid itit thisthis timetime .. "" Askedask whywhy itit hadhave takentake himhim 2626 yearsyear toto returnreturn ,, hehe saidsay :: "" Ii wasbe n'tnot invitedinvite tilltill lastlast yearyear āā thoughthough ifif Ii hadhave beenbe beforebefore perestroikaperestroika ,, Ii wouldwould havehave thoughtthink notnot twicetwice butbut 1010 timestime aboutabout itit ,, andand Ii 'mbe notnot suresure Ii wouldwould havehave comecome .. "" "" Butbut thenthen therethere 'sbe thethe counter-argumentcounter-argument .. Soso whowho knowsknow ?? Andand thenthen aa pausepause āā andand aa thoughtthought forfor perestroikaperestroika .. aa courtcourt inin thethe smallsmall Massachusettsmassachusetts towntown ofof Springfieldspringfield heardhear ana extraordinaryextraordinary taletale lastlast weekweek ofof aa $dollar 11 millionmillion plotplot toto killkill thethe latelate Presidentpresident ofof Pakistanpakistan ,, Generalgeneral Ziazia ul-Haqul-haq .. no one Nono oneone hashave beenbe arrestedarrest .. Malikmalik toldtell thethe courtcourt hehe hadhave paidpay Hashemihashemi $dollar 11 millionmillion forfor preliminarypreliminary expensesexpense andand toto buybuy thethe necessarynecessary equipmentequipment forfor thethe assassinationassassination .. Afterafter severalseveral monthsmonth ofof stallingstalling ,, hehe believedbelieve Hashemihashemi hadhave trickedtrick himhim andand hehe wentgo toto thethe Unitedunited Statesstates toto retrieveretrieve hishis moneymoney āā andand savesave hishis faceface withwith hishis "" superiorssuperior "" inin thethe PPPppp .. Malikmalik isbe beingbe triedtry onon chargescharge ofof conspiracyconspiracy toto smugglesmuggle $dollar 1010 millionmillion ofof heroinheroin intointo thethe USus .. Hashemihashemi ,, whowho wasbe foundfind carryingcarry twotwo kiloskilo ofof heroinheroin ,, agreedagree toto co-operateco-operate withwith USus officialsofficial toto entrapentrap Malikmalik .. Atat aa presspress conferenceconference inin Lahorelahore yesterdayyesterday ,, Zia'szia sonson ,, Mrmr Ijazijaz ul-Haqul-haq accusedaccuse thethe PPPppp ofof beingbe involvedinvolved inin "" narco-terrorismnarco-terrorism "" andand hehe claimedclaim thatthat hehe hadhave evidenceevidence thatthat thethe Alal Zulfiqarzulfiqar groupgroup hadhave beenbe involvedinvolved inin thethe assassinationassassination .. Malikmalik onceonce servedserve aa shortshort termterm inin jailjail inin Karachikarachi wherewhere hehe wasbe filmedfilm byby Dutchdutch televisiontelevision livingliving inin thethe heightheight ofof luxuryluxury .. Mrmr Papandreoupapandreou ,, whosewhose standingstanding hashave risenrise steadilysteadily sincesince hishis scandal-hitscandal-hit Panhellenicpanhellenic Socialistsocialist Movementmovement (( PASOKpasok )) increasedincrease itsits votevote byby almostalmost twotwo percentpercent overover thethe inconclusiveinconclusive electionelection lastlast Junejune ,, saidsay hehe willwill dodo hishis utmostutmost toto coaxcoax thethe Communist-ledcommunist-led leftleft coalitioncoalition intointo formingform aa governmentgovernment ofof "" democraticdemocratic andand progressiveprogressive forcesforce "" .. Howeverhowever ,, thethe Communistscommunist ,, whowho emergedemerge forfor aa secondsecond timetime asas powerpower brokerbroker despitedespite theirtheir lossloss ofof sevenseven seatsseat inin parliamentparliament ,, hashave mademake itit clearclear thatthat theythey willwill notnot collaboratecollaborate withwith thethe Pasokpasok leaderleader whomwhom theythey indictedindict forfor allegedalleged wrongdoingwrongdoing duringduring thethe interiminterim left-rightleft-right coalitioncoalition governmentgovernment ofof Mrmr Tzannistzannis Tzannetakistzannetakis .. Thethe Leftleft Coalitioncoalition hashave soso farfar ruledrule outout linkinglink upup withwith thethe conservativesconservative againagain āā thethe improbableimprobable alliancealliance ofof lastlast Junejune hashave beenbe blamedblame forfor muchmuch ofof theirtheir dropdrop inin supportsupport āā butbut hashave alreadyalready hintedhint thatthat itit wouldwould bebe willingwilling toto supportsupport aa nationalnational unityunity governmentgovernment asas proposedpropose byby thethe Newnew Democratdemocrat leaderleader Mrmr Constantineconstantine Mitsotakismitsotakis .. PAGEpage "" Aa monumentmonument toto inhumanityinhumanity "" .. Byby Daviddavid Gowgow THEthe youngyoung manman filmedfilm inin thethe earlyearly hourshour ofof yesterdayyesterday delightedlydelightedly takingtake aa pick-axepick-axe toto thethe toptop ofof thethe Berlinberlin Wallwall wasbe aa potentpotent symbolsymbol ofof thethe destructiondestruction ofof 2828 yearsyear ofof affrontaffront toto freedomfreedom andand ofof thethe potentialpotential dismantlingdismantling ofof thethe systemsystem presidedpreside overover untiluntil onlyonly aa fewfew weeksweek agoago byby itsits architectarchitect ,, Mrmr Ericherich Honeckerhonecker .. Firstfirst largelylargely asas ana enormousenormous rollroll ofof barbedbarbed wirewire heldhold togethertogether byby postspost andand onlyonly laterlate asas thethe uglyugly concreteconcrete brickbrick barrierbarrier denounceddenounce byby aa spatespate ofof visitingvisiting Westernwestern leadersleader inin thethe earlyearly hourshour ofof Sundaysunday ,, Augustaugust 1313 ,, 19611961 .. Itsits officialofficial purposepurpose wasbe notnot toto keepkeep Easteast Germansgerman inin butbut "" revanchistrevanchist "" Westwest Germansgerman outout .. Watchedwatch byby aa demonstrationdemonstration ofof 50005000 jeeringjeering westernerswesterner atat thethe Brandenburgbrandenburg Gategate ,, andand byby Mrmr Williwilli Brandtbrandt ,, thethe thenthen Mayormayor ofof Westwest Berlinberlin whowho referredrefer toto "" thethe vacantvacant eyeseye ofof uniformeduniformed compatriotscompatriot doingdo theirtheir dutyduty onon thethe otherother sideside "" ,, thethe soldierssoldier completedcomplete thethe firstfirst barrierbarrier inin onlyonly aa fewfew hourshour .. Individualsindividual werebe seensee jumpingjumping fromfrom thethe windowswindow ofof thethe buildingsbuilding stragglingstraggle thethe Frenchfrench andand Sovietsoviet sectorssector ofof thethe citycity beforebefore theythey couldcould bebe brickedbrick upup .. Soonsoon ,, Mrmr Peterpeter Fechterfechter ,, agedaged 1818 ,, thethe firstfirst ofof nearlynearly 200200 Easteast Germansgerman killedkill inin thethe lastlast 2828 yearsyear whilewhile tryingtry toto escapeescape ,, wasbe shotshoot asas hehe climbedclimb overover thethe Wallwall nearnear Checkpointcheckpoint Charliecharlie .. Mrmr Silviosilvio Santos'ssantos latelate entryentry intointo thethe racerace ,, hopinghope toto bankbank onon hishis hugehuge popularitypopularity amongamong thethe poorpoor ,, wasbe solemnlysolemnly consideredconsider byby thethe toga-cladtoga-clad judgesjudge inin aa courtroomcourtroom dramadrama followedfollow byby mostmost Braziliansbrazilian .. Thethe judgesjudge decideddecide 7-07-0 againstagainst Mrmr Santossantos onon thethe groundsground thatthat thethe partyparty hehe hadhave joinedjoin atat thethe lastlast minuteminute in order inin orderorder toto standstand ,, thethe little-knownlittle-known Brazilianbrazilian Municipalistmunicipalist Partyparty whichwhich wasbe foundedfound byby Pentecostalpentecostal preacherspreacher ,, hadhave failedfail toto registerregister inin timetime .. Thethe eliminationelimination ofof Mrmr Santossantos ,, whowho hadhave thethe supportsupport ofof Presidentpresident Josejose Sarneysarney hashave reducedreduce thethe Novembernovember 1414 pollpoll toto aa contestcontest betweenbetween thethe Workers'worker Partyparty candidatecandidate ,, Mrmr Luisluis Inacioinacio dada Silvasilva ,, andand Mrmr Leonelleonel Brizolabrizola ofof thethe Democraticdemocratic Labourlabour Partyparty forfor aa placeplace inin thethe secondsecond roundround .. BERLINberlin wasbe aa citycity ofof tearstear andand champagnechampagne yesterdayyesterday ,, ofof joyjoy andand ofof sadnesssadness .. Somesome stormedstorm acrossacross inin jubilationjubilation ,, othersother inin aa moodmood closerclose toto melancholymelancholy .. Asas nightnight fellfall onon Easteast Berlinberlin yesterdayyesterday ,, thethe packedpacked rowrow ofof peoplepeople squattingsquat on top of onon toptop ofof thethe Wallwall inin thethe Westwest wasbe growinggrow biggerbig byby thethe hourhour .. Inin thethe currentcurrent ,, probablyprobably mistakenmistaken assumptionassumption thatthat reunificationreunification isbe onlyonly aa mattermatter ofof weeksweek oror monthsmonth awayaway itit isbe oftenoften forgottenforget thatthat aa unitedunited Germanygermany asas suchsuch existedexist forfor onlyonly aroundaround 7575 yearsyear ,, betweenbetween 18701870 andand 19451945 ,, fromfrom Bismarck'sbismarck ascendancyascendancy toto Hitler'shitler descentdescent intointo suicidesuicide andand defeatdefeat .. Twotwo yearsyear agoago ,, Mrmr Ericherich Honeckerhonecker ,, whowho succeededsucceed Walterwalter Ulbrichtulbricht asas Easteast Germangerman leaderleader inin 19711971 ,, thoughtthink hehe hadhave crownedcrown thethe post-warpost-war settlementsettlement andand divisiondivision ofof Germanygermany withwith thethe firstfirst officialofficial visitvisit toto thethe Federalfederal Republicrepublic .. Westwest Germangerman Chancellorchancellor Helmuthelmut Kohlkohl brokebreak offoff hishis visitvisit toto Polandpoland onon Fridayfriday andand flewfly homehome toto dealdeal withwith aa dramaticdramatic politicalpolitical situationsituation afterafter Easteast Germanygermany openedopen itsits bordersborder toto thethe Westwest .. Whilewhile thisthis sparedspare thethe Bushbush Administrationadministration fromfrom thethe perilsperil ofof thinkingthinking forfor itselfitself ,, oror heavenheaven forbidforbid ,, takingtake aa policypolicy decisiondecision forfor whichwhich itit mightmight getget criticisedcriticise ,, itit naivelynaively ignoredignore thethe dangerdanger thatthat Bonnbonn mightmight havehave aa largelarge axeaxe ofof itsits ownown toto grindgrind .. Thethe Pentagonpentagon andand thethe Nationalnational Securitysecurity Councilcouncil arebe openlyopenly scepticalsceptical ofof Mrmr Gorbachev'sgorbachev chanceschance ,, andand ofof hishis ambitionsambition ,, whilewhile thethe Secretarysecretary ofof Statestate ,, Mrmr Jimjim Bakerbaker ,, andand probablyprobably Mrmr Bushbush ,, believebelieve thatthat therethere arebe trustworthytrustworthy dealsdeal toto bebe donedo .. -Reuter-reuter .. Addadd toto thatthat argumentsargument overover whichwhich defencedefence budgetbudget benefitsbenefit mostmuch fromfrom conventionalconventional trooptroop reductionsreduction ,, ifif asas seemsseem likelylikely thesethese arebe agreedagree inin Viennavienna inin thethe coursecourse ofof 19901990 ,, andand wewe willwill findfind ourselvesourselves havinghave toto bargainbargain overover mostmost ofof thethe centralcentral issuesissue ofof foreignforeign policypolicy andand publicpublic expenditureexpenditure withwith ourour Westwest Europeaneuropean partnerspartner withinwithin thethe samesame politicalpolitical andand institutionalinstitutional frameworkframework .. Thethe logiclogic ofof aa tightertight Europeaneuropean Communitycommunity ,, withwith aa moremuch explicitexplicit securitysecurity dimensiondimension ,, aa largerlarge budgetbudget ,, andand aa hugehuge andand complicatedcomplicated foreignforeign policypolicy agendaagenda ,, clashesclash withwith thethe insistentinsistent pressurespressure fromfrom othersother toto joinjoin .. Amongamong politicianspolitician whowho havehave spentspend theirtheir liveslife workingwork withinwithin thethe seeminglyseemingly fixedfixed assumptionsassumption ofof thethe Coldcold Warwar camecome aa soberingsobering recognitionrecognition ofof thethe speedspeed andand scalescale ofof eventsevent ,, whichwhich eveneven promptedprompt Mrsmrs Thatcherthatcher toto stressstress thatthat talktalk ofof aa reunitedreunited Germanygermany wasbe "" goinggo muchmuch tootoo fastfast .. Whilewhile thethe Primeprime Ministerminister immediatelyimmediately offeredoffer thethe useuse ofof Britishbritish militarymilitary campscamp inin Westwest Germanygermany toto helphelp copecope withwith thethe currentcurrent surgesurge ofof refugeesrefugee ,, herher Foreignforeign Secretarysecretary ,, Mrmr Douglasdouglas Hurdhurd ,, promisedpromise Easteast Germanygermany thethe kindkind ofof practicalpractical helphelp inin creatingcreate aa moremuch market-orientatedmarket-orientated economyeconomy whichwhich Britainbritain hashave givengive Polandpoland āā somesome £pound 2525 millionmillion ofof "" Knowknow Howhow "" fundsfund overover 2525 yearsyear andand isbe pledgedpledge toto givegive toto ex-Communistex-communist Hungaryhungary .. Mrsmrs Chamorrochamorro declineddecline toto givegive interviewsinterview whilewhile inin Washingtonwashington butbut inin ana articlearticle publishedpublish thisthis weekweek ,, sheshe wrotewrite :: "" Tenten yearsyear ofof livingliving dangerouslydangerously hashave broughtbring civilcivil warwar ,, ana exodusexodus ofof aa fifthfifth ofof ourour countrymencountryman ,, ana annualannual inflationinflation ofof 30,00030,000 per cent perper centcent ,, 4040 per cent perper centcent unemploymentunemployment andand forfor thethe firstfirst timetime inin ourour historyhistory ,, massmass hungerhunger .. Toto measuremeasure thethe paralysingparalysing effecteffect ofof suchsuch aa prospectprospect onon militarymilitary plannersplanner ,, oneone hashave onlyonly toto visualisevisualise thethe Britishbritish andand Americanamerican tanktank divisionsdivision manoeuvringmanoeuvre alongalong thethe innerinner Germangerman borderborder ,, whilewhile Easteast Germansgerman whosewhose invasioninvasion theythey arebe supposedlysupposedly repellingrepel streamstream pastpast westwardswestwards inin theirtheir overloadedoverloaded Ladasladas andand Brabantsbrabants .. Violenceviolence eruptserupt onon Basquebasque funeralfuneral dayday .. PROTESTERSprotester setset firefire toto banksbank andand officesoffice ofof thethe rulingruling Socialistsocialist Partyparty yesterdayyesterday asas Basquesbasque mournedmourn thethe assassinationassassination ofof oneone ofof theirtheir leadersleader .. at least Atat leastleast ninenine policepolice werebe hurthurt andand aboutabout 1010 peoplepeople detaineddetain inin clashesclash betweenbetween securitysecurity forcesforce ,, demonstratorsdemonstrator andand strikestrike picketspicket inin thethe Basquebasque regionregion andand thethe neighbouringneighbouring Navarrenavarre provinceprovince ,, locallocal governmentgovernment officialsofficial saidsay .. Tenstens ofof thousandsthousands ofof mournersmourner accompaniedaccompany thethe coffincoffin ofof Mrmr Josujosu Muguruzamuguruza inin aa funeralfuneral processionprocession throughthrough thethe centrecentre ofof Bilbaobilbao ,, chantingchant "" independenceindependence "" andand "" longlong livelive ETAeta "" .. Mrmr Muguruzamuguruza wasbe shotshoot deaddead byby maskedmasked gunmengunman asas hehe dineddine withwith colleaguescolleague fromfrom Herriherri Batasunabatasuna (( People'speople Unityunity )) atat aa hotelhotel inin Madridmadrid onon Mondaymonday nightnight .. HeNO_LEMMA_FORM_IDENTIFIED hadhave beenbe electedelect lastlast monthmonth toto thethe Spanishspanish Parliamentparliament andand wasbe murderedmurder thethe nightnight beforebefore hehe wasbe toto taketake hishis seatseat .. Mrmr Inakiinaki Esnaolaesnaola ,, anotheranother ofof Herriherri Batasuna'sbatasuna fourfour deputies-electdeputy-elect ,, wasbe seriouslyseriously woundedwound inin thethe attackattack .. Doctorsdoctor saidsay yesterdayyesterday hishis conditioncondition hadhave improvedimprove significantlysignificantly ,, butbut thatthat itit wasbe stillstill seriousserious .. Radicalsradical hurledhurl petrolpetrol bombsbomb atat severalseveral banksbank ,, setset alightalight twotwo officesoffice ofof thethe Socialistsocialist Workersworker Partyparty (( PSOEpsoe )) inin Eibareibar andand Lezolezo andand ransackedransack thethe headquartersheadquarters ofof aa moderatemoderate Basquebasque nationalistnationalist partyparty .. more than Moremore thanthan 100100 carscar forfor exportexport atat thethe portport ofof Pasajespasajes werebe stonedstone .. Barricadesbarricade andand bombbomb threatsthreat paralysedparalyse publicpublic transporttransport inin thethe Basquebasque regionregion .. Mostmost shopsshop heededheed Herriherri Batasuna'sbatasuna callcall forfor aa 24-hour24-hour strikestrike .. Herriherri Batasunabatasuna hashave calledcall thethe killingkill aa statestate crimecrime andand blamedblame thethe Socialistsocialist governmentgovernment .. Ceausescuceausescu inin callcall forfor Hitlerhitler treatiestreaty toto bebe annulledannul .. Byby Ianian Traynortraynor inin Viennavienna ASas thethe ideologicalideological gulfgulf betweenbetween Moscowmoscow andand Bucharestbucharest yawnsyawn everever widerwide ,, thethe Romanianromanian leaderleader ,, Presidentpresident Nicolaenicolae Ceausescuceausescu ,, hashave raisedraise thethe potentiallypotentially explosiveexplosive issueissue ofof formerformer Romanianromanian territoriesterritory annexedannex byby thethe Kremlinkremlin duringduring thethe secondsecond worldworld warwar .. Inin aa speechspeech toto thethe Romanianromanian Communistcommunist Partyparty Congresscongress earlierearlier thisthis weekweek ,, hehe attackedattack thethe Stalin-Hitlerstalin-hitler pactpact ofof 19391939 thatthat carvedcarve upup Polandpoland andand thethe Balticbaltic statesstate betweenbetween themthem ,, butbut alsoalso cededcede Bessarabiabessarabia āā thenthen partpart ofof Romaniaromania andand nownow thethe Sovietsoviet Republicrepublic ofof Moldaviamoldavia āā toto Moscowmoscow .. Mrmr Ceausescuceausescu demandeddemand thatthat "" allall treatiestreaty withwith Hitler'shitler Germanygermany bebe annulledannul "" andand "" practicalpractical stepsstep takentake toto reversereverse thethe consequencesconsequence ofof thosethose treatiestreaty .. "" Presidentpresident Ceausescuceausescu hashave generallygenerally keptkeep quietquiet onon thethe Moldavianmoldavian issueissue ,, whilewhile routinelyroutinely stressingstress Romanianromanian nationalnational sovereigntysovereignty andand independenceindependence .. Butbut Romania'sromania officialofficial presspress hashave reportedreport extensivelyextensively onon thethe ethnicethnic unrestunrest acrossacross thethe borderborder ,, whilewhile ,, for example forfor exampleexample ,, failingfail toto reportreport onon thethe radicalradical reformreform andand streetstreet demonstrationsdemonstration takingtake placeplace inin otherother Warsawwarsaw Pactpact countriescountry .. Speakersspeaker denounceddenounce "" anti-Communistanti-communist theoriestheory thatthat questionedquestion thethe legitimacylegitimacy ofof socialismsocialism .. "" ANa independentindependent inquiryinquiry yesterdayyesterday backedback upup allegationsallegation thatthat aa Southsouth Africanafrican policepolice "" deathdeath squadsquad "" hadhave killedkill anti-apartheidanti-apartheid activistsactivist .. Setset upup onon thethe initiativeinitiative ofof thethe secretary-generalsecretary-general ofof thethe Southsouth Africanafrican Councilcouncil ofof Churcheschurch ,, thethe Reverendreverend Frankfrank Chikanechikane ,, thethe Independentindependent Boardboard ofof Inquiryinquiry intointo Informalinformal Repressionrepression hashave investigatedinvestigate fivefive episodesepisode inin whichwhich thethe "" deathdeath squadsquad "" wasbe involvedinvolve .. Itit foundfind "" significantsignificant corroborationcorroboration "" ofof thethe chargescharge mademake byby thethe ex-policemanex-policeman ,, Almondalmond Nofomelanofomela .. Mrsmrs Thatcherthatcher willwill havehave toto bebe satisfiedsatisfied withwith thethe assurancesassurance sheshe willwill receivereceive fromfrom Mrmr Bushbush ,, whowho willwill telltell herher thatthat ,, sincesince defencedefence cutscut arebe politicallypolitically inevitableinevitable ,, itit isbe farfar bettergood forfor modestmodest andand plannedplanned reductionsreduction toto bebe proposedpropose byby hishis cabinetcabinet andand thethe Pentagonpentagon thanthan forfor swingeingswingeing cutscut toto bebe imposedimpose byby thethe USus Congresscongress ,, whichwhich isbe alreadyalready chafingchafe atat thethe thoughtthought ofof thethe USus budgetbudget deficitdeficit beingbe deepeneddeepen toto paypay forfor thethe defencedefence ofof thethe wealthywealthy Europeanseuropean .. Inin thisthis Europeeurope therethere isbe aa Benettonbenetton inin everyevery highhigh streetstreet ,, Badoitbadoit andand Czechczech Budweiserbudweiser inin everyevery fridgefridge ,, ana Armaniarmani jacketjacket inin everyevery wardrobewardrobe ,, beaujolais nouveau Beaujolaisbeaujolais Nouveaunouveau onon everyevery tabletable ,, cablecable andand satellitesatellite televisiontelevision channelschannel inin manymany languageslanguage inin everyevery livingliving roomroom ,, ana Umbertoumberto Ecoeco novelnovel onon everyevery bookshelfbookshelf ,, aa Volvovolvo inin everyevery garagegarage ,, wherewhere CDsCD ofof Thethe Orchestraorchestra ofof thethe Ageage ofof Enlightenmentenlightenment lielie casuallycasually next to nextnext toto Eurythmicseurythmics ,, andand wherewhere nippingnip acrossacross toto Parisparis forfor thethe dayday isbe asas naturalnatural asas doingdo aa day'sday businessbusiness inin Londonlondon .. Onon thatthat evidenceevidence ,, thereforetherefore ,, andand in spite of inin spitespite ofof lastlast night'snight ominousominous phrasesphrase thatthat thethe governmentgovernment wouldwould notnot toleratetolerate "" chaoschaos andand anarchyanarchy "" ,, itit seemsseem thatthat thethe statementstatement isbe moremuch likelylikely toto bebe aa specificspecific warningwarning āā thatthat peoplepeople breakingbreak inin toto armouriesarmoury toto stealsteal weaponsweapon oror ammunitionammunition couldcould expectexpect toto bebe metmeet byby physicalphysical forceforce āā thanthan aa signsign thatthat thethe militarymilitary arebe planningplan aa politicalpolitical takeovertakeover .. Onon thethe firstfirst anniversaryanniversary ofof thatthat invasioninvasion ,, whenwhen thousandsthousands ofof Czechoslovakczechoslovak demonstratorsdemonstrator werebe disperseddisperse onon Mrmr Husak'shusak ordersorder byby thethe policepolice withwith militarymilitary supportsupport ,, hehe wasbe awardedaward thethe Orderorder ofof Leninlenin ,, thethe highesthigh honourhonour thethe Russiansrussian couldcould givegive himhim ,, andand hishis acceptanceacceptance ofof itit sealedseal hishis fatefate once and for all onceonce andand forfor allall .. Withinwithin twotwo yearsyear ofof becomingbecome partyparty leaderleader hehe purgedpurge allall butbut 2626 ofof thethe centralcentral committeecommittee membersmember whowho hadhave beenbe inin officeoffice beforebefore thethe invasioninvasion .. Soso farfar asas isbe knownknow ,, nobodynobody elseelse hashave beenbe arrestedarrest oror chargedcharge in connection with inin connectionconnection withwith thethe murdermurder ofof Mrmr Mxengemxenge .. Thethe Statestate Presidentpresident ,, Mrmr F.f. W.w. dede Klerkklerk ,, lastlast weekweek refusedrefuse toto orderorder aa judicialjudicial commissioncommission ofof inquiryinquiry intointo thethe death-squaddeath-squad allegationsallegation onon thethe groundground thatthat itit wouldwould bebe fasterfast toto useuse thethe "" triedtried andand respectedrespected prosecutionprosecution mechanismsmechanism ofof thethe statestate "" .. Thethe Romanianromanian ambassadorambassador inin Londonlondon ,, Mrmr Stanstan Soaresoare ,, wasbe summonedsummon toto thethe Foreignforeign Officeoffice wherewhere Mrmr Williamwilliam Waldegravewaldegrave ,, thethe Juniorjunior Ministerminister responsibleresponsible forfor Easterneastern Europeeurope ,, saidsay "" thethe rightright thingthing "" forfor Romanianromanian statestate employeesemployee ,, includinginclude thosethose workingwork forfor thethe securitysecurity servicesservice ,, toto dodo wasbe toto representrepresent "" thethe truetrue willwill ofof thethe Romanianromanian peoplepeople "" andand overthrowoverthrow thethe Ceausescuceausescu Governmentgovernment .. Mrmr Frankfrank Rubinorubino ,, aa Miamimiami lawyerlawyer ,, negotiatednegotiate withwith Mrmr Michaelmichael Kozakkozak ,, thethe Deputydeputy Assistantassistant Secretarysecretary ofof Statestate forfor Inter-Americaninter-american Affairsaffair ,, andand withwith Mrmr Robertrobert Mullermuller ,, describeddescribe asas aa seniorsenior staffstaff adviseradviser inin thethe officeoffice ofof thethe Attorney-Generalattorney-general .. Afterafter demandingdemand thatthat Gengen Norieganoriega simplysimply stepstep downdown ,, thethe USus officialsofficial thenthen relaxedrelax theirtheir termsterm andand suggestedsuggest hehe relinquishrelinquish positionsposition ofof powerpower in return for inin returnreturn forfor aa USus promisepromise notnot toto proceedproceed withwith attemptsattempt toto extraditeextradite himhim .. Robertrobert Courtneycourtney Edwinedwin Robertsonrobertson writeswrite :: Wheneverwhenever Ii answeredanswer thethe telephonetelephone inin thethe fiftiesfifty andand sixtiessixty andand heardhear thethe anxiousanxious voicevoice atat thethe otherother endend sayingsay "" Herehere isbe Hartvellhartvell "" (( hehe nevernever quitequite managedmanage thatthat Englishenglish "" Ww "" )) ,, Ii knewknow thatthat eithereither mymy deadlinedeadline forfor ana articlearticle wasbe passedpass oror hehe hadhave somesome excitingexciting newnew bookbook forfor meme toto reviewreview .. Tuesdaytuesday ELISABETHelisabeth WOKEwake EARLYearly ;; ITit WASbe STILLstill DARKdark ANDand sheshe couldcould hearhear thatthat thethe windwind wasbe upup ,, threateningthreaten thethe airair ,, poisedpoise toto burstburst intointo uncontrollableuncontrollable ragerage .. Sheshe roserise ,, pulledpull herher kimonokimono overover herher shouldersshoulder ,, andand approachedapproach thethe windowwindow .. Overover aa barelybarely discerniblediscernible greygrey sheetsheet ofof waterwater wasbe thrownthrow ana equallyequally greygrey shroudshroud ofof skysky ,, butbut thethe shroudshroud wasbe torntear inin placesplace toto revealreveal streaksstreak ofof bloodblood redred andand aquamarineaquamarine blueblue .. Elisabethelisabeth openedopen thethe windowwindow andand steppedstep outout on to onon toto thethe balconybalcony .. Sheshe watchedwatch asas thethe jaggedjagged tearstear inin thethe skysky mendedmend ,, cobblingcobble themselvesthemselves togethertogether inin aa uniformuniform greygrey .. Dropsdrop ofof heavyheavy rainrain peltedpelt thethe balconybalcony withwith silversilver stonesstone .. Thethe sorrowsorrow ofof thethe skysky wasbe dissolvingdissolve ;; underunder itit thethe relentlessrelentless heavingheaving ofof thethe compassionlesscompassionless waterswater mockedmock thethe sky'ssky concernconcern .. Andand thenthen thethe skysky itselfitself ragedrage .. Aa sheetsheet ofof lightninglightning flashedflash acrossacross thethe waterswater ,, toto bebe followedfollow ,, secondssecond laterlate ,, byby aa rollroll ofof thunderthunder .. Thethe greygrey oceanocean seethedseethe .. Aboveabove andand beneathbeneath ana endlessendless expanseexpanse ofof heavyheavy ,, undulatingundulating dangerdanger wasbe letlet looseloose .. "" Thatthat poorpoor deardear womanwoman !! "" Frufru Gertlingergertlinger ,, Bertha'sbertha mothermother ,, wasbe onon thethe vergeverge ofof tearstear .. "" Andand sheshe doesdo n'tnot comecome fromfrom aa fishingfishing familyfamily herselfherself .. Herher folkfolk farmedfarm .. Sheshe 'shave gotget fourfour littlelittle onesone .. "" Certaincertain thatthat nonenone ofof thethe menman onon thethe Flounderflounder wouldwould havehave survivedsurvive ,, sheshe namedname eacheach ofof themthem .. Sheshe knewknow themthem allall ;; sheshe wasbe devastateddevastate forfor themthem andand theirtheir familiesfamily ,, whowho wouldwould bebe leftleave husbandlesshusbandless andand fatherlessfatherless .. Butbut itit wasbe overover thethe husbandhusband ofof herher closestclose friendfriend thatthat sheshe grievedgrieve mostmuch deeplydeeply .. "" Ii hatehate thethe seasea !! Eveneven beforebefore itit tooktake Peterpeter fromfrom meme ,, Ii hatedhate thethe seasea .. Itit isbe insatiableinsatiable .. "" Guestsguest ateeat breakfastbreakfast inin silencesilence asas thethe rainrain pouredpour monotonouslymonotonously out of outout ofof thethe greygrey skysky andand thuddedthud onon thethe roofroof ,, thethe balconiesbalcony andand thethe terraceterrace .. Theythey werebe resentfulresentful .. Rainrain onon holidayholiday āā soso muchmuch wetterwet ,, somehowsomehow ,, thanthan rainrain atat otherother timestime .. Whatwhat wasbe therethere toto dodo onon Mųnmųn inin thethe rainrain ?? Plansplan onceonce agreedagree couldcould bebe unmadeunmake ,, atat aa practicalpractical levellevel ,, butbut somehowsomehow ,, andand onon somesome otherother levellevel ,, whatwhat hadhave beenbe plannedplan remainedremain aa possibilitypossibility andand hunghang aroundaround toto haunthaunt themthem .. Whatwhat theythey hadhave wantedwant wasbe toto havehave gonego onon aa fishingfishing expeditionexpedition .. Suchsuch aa delightfuldelightful prospectprospect !! Andand nownow thisthis hadhave happenedhappen !! Itit mightmight blightblight thethe wholewhole ofof theirtheir staystay .. ā¦ā¦ "" Ii 'mbe suresure ofof oneone thingthing ,, "" Frufru Mųllermųller saidsay darklydarkly ,, toto no one nono oneone in particular inin particularparticular ,, asas sheshe leftleave thethe Hallhall toto collectcollect raspberryraspberry jamjam fromfrom thethe kitchenkitchen forfor aa guestguest allergicallergic toto strawberriesstrawberry ,, "" thethe rainrain wowill n'tnot deflectdeflect Missmiss Danzigerdanziger fromfrom herher purposepurpose .. "" Fromfrom behindbehind thethe doordoor thatthat swungswing closedclosed againstagainst herher backback ,, thethe guestsguest heardhear Frufru Mųllermųller telltell Frufru Gertlingergertlinger toto putput moremore coffeecoffee on to onon toto brewbrew :: "" Theythey 'llwill bebe sittingsit aboutabout allall morningmorning inin weatherweather likelike thisthis !! "" "" Missmiss Danzigerdanziger likeslike toto keepkeep toto aa routineroutine ,, whateverwhatever thethe obstaclesobstacle ,, dodo n'tnot youyou ,, Missmiss Danzigerdanziger ?? "" Frufru Mųllermųller continuedcontinue ,, asas sheshe re-enteredre-enter thethe Hallhall .. "" Andand sheshe likeslike thethe househouse toto staystay justjust thethe samesame ,, "" sheshe remarkedremark toto Frufru Gertlingergertlinger ,, asas sheshe sweptsweep backback throughthrough thethe green-baizegreen-baize doordoor forfor yetyet moremore toasttoast ,, "" soso sheshe 'sbe notnot goinggo toto objectobject toto thethe blueblue roomroom beingbe returnedreturn toto itsits formerformer colourscolour .. Diddo Ii mentionmention ,, Ii discovereddiscover aa dozendozen rollsroll ofof thethe originaloriginal wallpaperwallpaper inin aa tintin trunktrunk inin thethe atticattic ?? Ii thinkthink itit 'sbe goinggo toto bebe usableusable ;; itit doesdo n'tnot seemseem toto havehave drieddry outout .. "" Backback andand forthforth Frufru Mųllermųller passedpass fromfrom thethe Hallhall toto thethe kitchenkitchen ,, replenishingreplenish thethe bread-basketsbread-basket ,, thethe toast-rackstoast-rack ,, thethe milkmilk jugsjug andand creamcream potspot ,, enquiringenquire ,, "" Fräuleinfräulein Baumbaum ,, maymay Ii offeroffer youyou aa soft-boiledsoft-boiled eggegg ?? "" "" Thatthat wouldwould bebe nicenice ,, Frufru Mųllermųller .. Andand d'do youyou knowknow whatwhat ?? Ii thinkthink Ii couldcould managemanage twotwo !! "" "" Doesdo itit alwaysalways rainrain onon Mųnmųn inin Augustaugust ?? "" Frufru Hulsbyhulsby tentativelytentatively enquiredenquire .. Frufru Mųllermųller ,, loyalloyal toto herher countrycountry in general inin generalgeneral andand herher cornercorner ofof itit particularlyparticularly ,, assuredassure thethe newcomernewcomer thatthat inin livingliving memorymemory itit hadhave hardlyhardly everever donedo soso .. "" Thisthis isbe mostmuch unusualunusual !! "" "" Boo-Booboo-boo !! Listenlisten toto meme ,, Boo-Booboo-boo !! "" Thethe Colonelcolonel emergedemerge fromfrom behindbehind hishis newspapernewspaper toto allowallow hishis wifewife aa viewview ofof hishis expressionlessexpressionless faceface .. Herher plaintiveplaintive whisperwhisper hadhave projectedproject itselfitself rightright roundround thethe Hallhall ,, butbut thisthis hadhave notnot putput paidpay toto herher determinationdetermination toto securesecure hishis attentionattention .. "" Frufru Mųllermųller justjust toldtell thatthat ladylady thatthat itit nevernever rainsrain herehere inin Augustaugust ,, butbut thethe dollsdoll saysay itit oftenoften doesdo andand theythey packedpack theirtheir mackintoshesmackintosh !! "" Whenwhen thethe Tuscantuscan Villavilla andand Thethe Tamariskstamarisk camecome toto thethe noticenotice ofof thethe Touristtourist Boardboard andand beforebefore eithereither wasbe convertedconvert intointo aa guest-houseguest-house ,, thethe roadroad thatthat servedserve Thethe Tamariskstamarisk andand thenthen swungswing inlandinland ,, downhilldownhill ,, toto thethe rearrear ofof thethe Tuscantuscan Villavilla ,, wasbe extendedextend .. Itit wasbe impossibleimpossible toto extendextend itit toto thethe frontfront ofof thethe Villavilla withoutwithout blastingblast thethe cliffscliff andand destroyingdestroy exquisiteexquisite countrycountry ,, butbut quitequite possiblepossible toto reachreach thethe gatesgate atat thethe rearrear ofof thethe parkpark .. Butbut itit wasbe notnot thethe newnew roadroad thatthat Missmiss Danzigerdanziger tooktake inin thethe rainrain thatthat morningmorning .. Sheshe followedfollow thethe oldold routeroute ,, throughthrough thethe walledwalled gardengarden atat Thethe Tamariskstamarisk toto thethe pathpath thatthat curledcurl downdown thethe cliffscliff toto thethe five-acrefive-acre plateauplateau onon whichwhich thethe Villavilla stoodstand atat thethe centrecentre ofof ana arboretumarboretum .. Somesome ofof thethe rarerare treestree plantedplant byby thethe originaloriginal ownerowner ofof thethe Tuscantuscan Villavilla hadhave beenbe replacedreplace .. Mostmost ,, howeverhowever ,, hadhave reachedreach andand eveneven overshotovershoot theirtheir maturitymaturity ;; theythey hadhave becomebecome thethe elderold statesmenstatesman ofof theirtheir breedsbreed :: exceptionalexceptional ,, memorablememorable examplesexample ofof thethe extremesextreme naturenature isbe capablecapable ofof attainingattain .. Herehere ,, treestree brokebreak allall recordsrecord forfor theirtheir heightheight ,, thethe widthwidth ofof theirtheir branchbranch spanspan andand thethe luxuriousnessluxuriousness ofof theirtheir foliagefoliage .. Despitedespite thethe proximityproximity ofof thethe seasea andand thethe meanmean windwind thatthat gatheredgather andand spreadspread saltsalt ,, thisthis communitycommunity ofof treestree wasbe renownedrenowned forfor itsits healthhealth .. Botanistsbotanist suggestedsuggest thatthat byby somesome felicitousfelicitous intuitionintuition thethe Italianitalian planterplanter hadhave chosenchoose specimensspecimen withwith propertiesproperty thatthat facilitatedfacilitate each other eacheach other'sother growthgrowth .. Mųnmųn wasbe filledfill withwith suchsuch examplesexample ofof co-operationco-operation ,, theythey saidsay .. Thethe arboretumarboretum wasbe knownknow simplysimply asas thethe Parkpark ,, andand wasbe openopen toto thethe publicpublic .. Howeverhowever ,, thethe publicpublic onon Mųnmųn wasbe aa smallsmall oneone andand thethe parkpark wasbe visitedvisit primarilyprimarily byby publicpublic servantsservant fromfrom otherother partspart ofof Denmarkdenmark ,, whosewhose jobjob itit wasbe toto plantplant outout publicpublic placesplace āā andand alsoalso byby visitorsvisitor toto thethe Villavilla andand Thethe Tamariskstamarisk .. Inin thethe rainrain ,, Elisabethelisabeth wasbe alonealone āā apart from apartapart fromfrom thethe sheepsheep lentlend toto cropcrop thethe grassgrass .. Sheshe wasbe filledfill withwith ana overwhelmingoverwhelming sensesense ofof lossloss asas sheshe wanderedwander fromfrom treetree toto treetree ,, recognisingrecognise manymany ,, feelingfeel herselfherself accusedaccuse :: sheshe hadhave overstayedoverstay herher welcomewelcome inin thethe worldworld .. Lifelife conductedconduct itselfitself independentlyindependently ofof herher .. Thethe scentsscent fromfrom thethe soddensodden earthearth filledfill herher withwith ana intolerableintolerable weightweight ofof memorymemory ;; notnot thatthat ofof individualindividual occasionsoccasion butbut ofof thethe entireentire pastpast .. Sheshe approachedapproach thethe catalpacatalpa treetree .. Thethe expandedexpanded Ee andand Dd wouldwould havehave beenbe invisibleinvisible toto anyoneanyone notnot expectingexpect toto findfind themthem .. Asas sheshe drewdraw herher fingerfinger alongalong thethe initialsinitial ,, herher stomachstomach clenchedclench andand herher eyeseye mistedmist .. Sheshe beatbeat onon thethe treetree withwith herher fistsfist ,, sheshe threwthrow herher armsarm asas farfar roundround thethe treetree asas theythey wouldwould reachreach andand thenthen ,, despitedespite thethe relentlessrelentless rainrain ,, thethe saturatedsaturated groundground andand thethe penetratingpenetrating coldcold ,, sheshe fellfall onon herher kneesknee atat itsits footfoot ,, unableunable toto mustermuster thethe willwill toto walkwalk onon .. Itit wasbe ana oldold eweewe ,, treadingtread onon thethe skirtskirt ofof herher raincoatraincoat ,, thatthat rousedrouse Elisabethelisabeth .. Slowlyslowly sheshe draggeddrag herselfherself alongalong oneone ofof thethe pathspath thatthat ledlead toto thethe househouse .. Butbut sheshe diddo notnot approachapproach thethe househouse .. Sheshe shelteredshelter inin aa summer-housesummer-house twentytwenty metresmetre fromfrom thethe windowswindow ofof thethe musicmusic roomroom .. Thethe moistmoist silencesilence wasbe beingbe brokenbreak byby birdsongbirdsong ;; itit wasbe aa hectichectic chatteringchattering ,, insistentinsistent ,, likelike thethe rainrain .. no one Nono oneone wasbe aboutabout .. Thethe windowswindow ofof thethe Villavilla werebe firmlyfirmly shutshut .. Gardengarden furniturefurniture hadhave beenbe neatlyneatly stackedstack underunder thethe colonnadecolonnade .. Elisabethelisabeth wasbe torntear betweenbetween retreatingretreat at once atat onceonce ,, followingfollow thethe pathpath backback thethe wayway sheshe hadhave comecome ,, oror continuingcontinue asas farfar asas thethe colonnadecolonnade toto looklook throughthrough thethe windowswindow intointo thethe musicmusic roomroom .. Herher indecisionindecision mademake herher sweatsweat ;; herher armpitsarmpit feltfeel clammyclammy underunder herher raincoatraincoat andand thethe palmspalm ofof herher handshand werebe moistmoist .. Whywhy shouldshould sheshe feelfeel likelike thisthis :: as if asas ifif sheshe werebe engagedengage inin somethingsomething illegalillegal ?? Thisthis wasbe aa publicpublic parkpark .. Nownow .. Sheshe wasbe entitledentitled toto bebe herehere .. Nono noticenotice suggestedsuggest thatthat visitorsvisitor werebe trespasserstrespasser .. Yetyet ,, sheshe feltfeel ,, itit wasbe notnot donedo toto peerpeer .. Howhow ,, sheshe wonderedwonder ,, mightmight sheshe looklook inin withoutwithout seemingseem nosynosy ?? Andand whatwhat wasbe itit sheshe wantedwant toto seesee ,, preciselyprecisely ?? Unableunable toto answeranswer herher ownown questionsquestion ,, sheshe turnedturn backback withoutwithout approachingapproach thethe Villavilla .. Itit wasbe stillstill therethere !! Thatthat wasbe whatwhat matteredmatter .. Andand thethe Parkpark wasbe beingbe beautifullybeautifully maintainedmaintain ;; thethe treestree werebe notnot beingbe needlesslyneedlessly felledfell ;; thethe formalformal gardengarden thatthat girdledgirdle thethe househouse retainedretain allall itsits statuarystatuary .. ā¦ā¦ Itit wasbe middaymidday byby thethe timetime Missmiss Danzigerdanziger walkedwalk throughthrough thethe entranceentrance ofof Thethe Tamariskstamarisk .. Thethe rainrain hadhave stoppedstop .. Sheshe wouldwould changechange out of outout ofof herher wetwet clothesclothes beforebefore goinggo intointo Gullshavengullshaven toto thethe museummuseum ,, sheshe decideddecide .. "" Svendsvend Larsenlarsen rangring !! Itit cacan n'tnot bebe more than moremore thanthan threethree minutesminute agoago .. Hehe wasbe wantingwant toto knowknow whetherwhether hehe couldcould expectexpect youyou forfor lunchlunch .. "" Frufru Mųllermųller wasbe atat herher deskdesk ,, "" onon thethe bridgebridge "" ,, asas sheshe expressedexpress itit .. "" Hehe knowsknow Ii alwaysalways visitvisit thethe museummuseum onon Tuesdaytuesday .. "" "" Wellwell ,, Missmiss Danzigerdanziger ,, youyou mustmust allowallow itit isbe ratherrather unusualunusual forfor guestsguest toto keepkeep engagementsengagement fromfrom oneone yearyear toto thethe nextnext ,, asas youyou dodo .. Shallshall Ii telephonetelephone himhim backback andand confirmconfirm ?? "" "" Ii wouldwould bebe mostmuch obligedobliged ifif youyou wouldwould bebe soso kindkind .. Telltell himhim Ii 'mbe planningplan toto catchcatch thethe 12.3012.30 fromfrom Lakesidelakeside .. "" Itit isbe impossibleimpossible onon Mųnmųn toto bebe farfar fromfrom thethe sightsight andand soundsound ofof lappinglapping waterwater .. Missmiss Danzigerdanziger waitedwait atat thethe placeplace knownknow asas Lakesidelakeside atat Stst Lundlund ,, wherewhere smallsmall craftcraft poachedpoach alongsidealongside thethe roadroad .. Therethere wasbe nono bus-stopbus-stop asas suchsuch ;; therethere wasbe nono needneed :: everyoneeveryone inin thethe areaarea knewknow thisthis wasbe thethe placeplace atat whichwhich publicpublic transporttransport putput downdown andand pickedpick upup .. Justjust asas thethe busbus appearedappear onon thethe horizonhorizon ,, aa peasantpeasant womanwoman emergedemerge ,, seeminglyseemingly fromfrom thinthin airair .. "" Wouldwould youyou makemake aa smallsmall detourdetour forfor meme ?? "" sheshe askedask thethe driverdriver .. "" Howhow smallsmall ?? "" hehe enquiredenquire andand ,, onon beingbe toldtell ,, agreedagree .. Thethe detourdetour wasbe toto Holmstroydholmstroyd andand involvedinvolve stoppingstop atat thethe jettyjetty .. Fromfrom herehere thethe hullhull ofof thethe fishermen'sfisherman boatboat ,, lashedlash byby thethe highhigh seassea thethe previousprevious dayday ,, couldcould bebe seensee ditchedditch onon aa groupgroup ofof rocksrock toto oneone sideside ofof thethe tinytiny baybay .. Thethe hullhull wasbe unrecognisableunrecognisable asas suchsuch ;; halfhalf out of outout ofof waterwater itit becamebecome unidentifiableunidentifiable debrisdebris .. Thethe waveswave thatthat hadhave depositeddeposit thethe hullhull andand brokenbroken mastsmast hadhave carriedcarry withwith themthem aa bodybody āā thatthat ofof thethe onlyonly widowerwidower on board onon boardboard .. Newsnews ofof thisthis discoverydiscovery hadhave travelledtravel quicklyquickly toto thethe wiveswife ofof thethe sevenseven otherother fishermenfisherman ,, andand Elisabethelisabeth sawsee thatthat theythey werebe alreadyalready groupedgroup togethertogether onon thethe shoreshore .. Balticbaltic fishermen'sfisherman wiveswife werebe schooledschool forfor disasterdisaster ;; marryingmarry aa fishermanfisherman wasbe notnot toto launchlaunch lifelife onon aa smoothsmooth certaintycertainty .. Thethe womenwoman stoodstand inin silencesilence ,, gladglad ofof each other eacheach other'sother presencepresence andand withoutwithout thethe needneed toto saysay asas muchmuch .. Undund zuzu demdem Strandstrand ā¦ā¦ Thethe stormstorm hadhave passedpass andand donedo itsits worstbad ;; nownow thethe womenwoman gatheredgather ,, dresseddress alikealike inin fullfull darkdark skirtsskirt andand tucked-intucked-in blousesblouse ,, shawlsshawl pulledpull overover theirtheir headshead āā re-enactingre-enacting aa paintingpainting byby Krųyerkrųyer ,, theirtheir eyeseye fixedfix onon thethe seasea .. Elisabethelisabeth feltfeel disorientateddisorientated .. Wasbe thisthis aa picturepicture ?? Wasbe thisthis aa performanceperformance ?? Sheshe hadhave witnessedwitness thisthis eventevent beforebefore .. Repeatedlyrepeatedly .. Wiederwieder ,, wiederwieder ā¦ā¦ Elisabethelisabeth diddo notnot enterenter thethe museummuseum at once atat onceonce ,, butbut lingeredlinger inin thethe courtyardcourtyard .. Sheshe stoodstand fingeringfinger thethe tressestress ofof thethe willowwillow ,, branchesbranch ofof whichwhich weptweep overover thethe upturnedupturned hullhull ofof aa boatboat ,, whichwhich hadhave beenbe dugdig out of outout ofof thethe peatpeat bogbog toto thethe northnorth ofof thethe islandisland andand wasbe permanentlypermanently onon displaydisplay .. "" Muchmuch perishesperish ,, of course ofof coursecourse ,, butbut ,, happilyhappily ,, somethingsomething alwaysalways survivessurvive !! "" Elisabethelisabeth hadhave notnot heardhear Svendsvend Larsenlarsen approachapproach ;; atat thethe soundsound ofof hishis voicevoice sheshe turnedturn toto faceface himhim .. "" Ii 'mbe sorrysorry !! Ii 'mbe a little aa littlelittle latelate .. Thethe busbus mademake aa detourdetour .. Holmstroydholmstroyd .. Ii gotget distracteddistract .. Thosethose poorpoor waitingwaiting womenwoman ā¦ā¦ "" "" Yesyes .. Wewe dodo seemseem destineddestine asas ana islandisland forfor thesethese tragediestragedy .. Theythey comecome alongalong allall tootoo regularlyregularly .. Thethe Balticbaltic 'sbe ana oceanicoceanic gravegrave .. "" Thethe curatorcurator urgedurge hishis visitorvisitor towardstowards thethe openopen doorsdoor ofof hishis museummuseum :: "" Comecome !! Letlet 'sus eateat !! "" Svendsvend Larsenlarsen pushedpush aa pilepile ofof paperspaper toto oneone sideside ofof hishis deskdesk ,, tooktake aa platterplatter ofof openopen sandwichessandwich fromfrom thethe toptop ofof hishis bookcasebookcase andand setset itit downdown betweenbetween Elisabethelisabeth andand himselfhimself .. Hehe pouredpour icediced lagerlager fromfrom canscan .. "" Ii havehave soso muchmuch newnew toto showshow youyou !! Wewe hadhave ana extraordinaryextraordinary strokestroke ofof luckluck lastlast yearyear .. Justjust afterafter youyou leftleave .. D'do youyou rememberremember Ii showedshow youyou aa manuscriptmanuscript āā itit mustmust 'vehave beenbe somesome yearsyear agoago ,, nownow āā purportingpurport toto bebe byby somesome marinermariner whowho rememberedremember ana Englishenglish cargocargo boatboat havinghave gonego downdown betweenbetween usus ,, herehere atat Mųnmųn ,, andand Malmomalmo āā duringduring thethe Firstfirst Schleswigschleswig Warwar ?? Wellwell ,, aa freakfreak maelstrommaelstrom hithit usus lastlast Septemberseptember andand drovedrive wreckagewreckage intointo thethe baybay atat Moltkemoltke ,, wherewhere aa groupgroup ofof Germangerman amateuramateur diversdiver werebe campingcamping .. Theythey camecome acrossacross aa casecase ofof Englishenglish potterypottery andand porcelainporcelain onon oneone ofof theirtheir sortiessortie andand werebe goodgood enoughenough toto letlet meme knowknow aboutabout itit .. Looklook !! "" Andand Svendsvend Larsenlarsen pulledpull aa cupcup andand saucersaucer fromfrom aa drawerdrawer inin hishis deskdesk .. "" Looklook atat thisthis !! Itit 'sbe Sunderlandsunderland ,, andand afterafter aboutabout aa hundredhundred andand twentytwenty yearsyear underunder thethe seasea ,, thethe lustrelustre 'sbe stillstill lustrouslustrous !! "" Elisabethelisabeth heldhold thethe cupcup andand saucersaucer andand examinedexamine itsits luminousluminous pinkpink .. "" Butbut thethe thingthing thatthat breaksbreak mymy heartheart "" ,, thethe curatorcurator continuedcontinue ,, "" isbe thatthat therethere werebe booksbook on board onon boardboard andand ,, of course ofof coursecourse ,, thethe seasea 'sbe onlyonly leftleft indecipherableindecipherable leatherleather spinesspine .. ā¦ā¦ Wewe 'llwill nevernever knowknow eveneven whatwhat titlestitle werebe beingbe shippedship .. ā¦ā¦ Coffeecoffee ?? "" Larsenlarsen talkedtalk enthusiasticallyenthusiastically aboutabout hishis smallsmall teamteam ofof volunteervolunteer diversdiver ,, aboutabout theirtheir findsfind ,, aboutabout hishis plansplan forfor thethe museummuseum .. Itit wasbe obviousobvious thatthat hishis enthusiasmenthusiasm nevernever leftleave himhim timetime toto concentrateconcentrate onon eatingeating .. Asas hehe ateeat ,, hehe openedopen andand closedclose drawersdrawer ,, hehe examinedexamine paperspaper andand objectsobject onon hishis deskdesk :: "" Ii 'llwill letlet youyou looseloose inin thethe westwest gallerygallery andand catchcatch youyou upup atat thethe doordoor toto thethe stock-roomstock-room .. Ii mustmust explainexplain mymy ruseruse forfor prisingprise soso muchmuch stuffstuff āā goodgood stuffstuff āā out of outout ofof thethe islandersislander .. "" Elisabethelisabeth wanderedwander betweenbetween piecespiece ofof furniturefurniture andand medievalmedieval sculpturesculpture retrievedretrieve fromfrom farmhousesfarmhouse andand churcheschurch .. Althoughalthough Larsenlarsen moremuch oftenoften thanthan notnot returnedreturn ecclesiasticecclesiastic itemsitem toto hallowedhallowed groundground ,, hehe keptkeep somesome piecespiece inin thethe museummuseum toto demonstratedemonstrate thethe sharedshared aestheticaesthetic dimensiondimension ofof thethe pastpast .. Itit wasbe somethingsomething hehe wantedwant notnot onlyonly toto preservepreserve butbut somehowsomehow toto reviverevive .. Elisabethelisabeth stoppedstop toto examineexamine thethe contentscontent ofof aa casecase containingcontain thethe paraphernaliaparaphernalia ofof marriagemarriage andand itsits consummationconsummation ,, representedrepresent byby illuminatedilluminated bondsbond exchangedexchange betweenbetween familiesfamily ,, andand littlelittle crownscrown wornwear byby thethe islandisland bridesbride .. Babies'baby christeningchristening robesrobe werebe particularlyparticularly affectingaffecting ;; theythey mightmight havehave beenbe blownblow togethertogether byby aa softsoft breezebreeze ,, soso invisibleinvisible wasbe theirtheir stitchingstitching .. Thethe swan-whiteswan-white robesrobe werebe notnot thethe possessionspossession ofof singlesingle familiesfamily butbut ofof thethe communitycommunity ,, andand everyevery mothermother whosewhose infantinfant worewear aa roberobe mademake andand sewedsew aa tinytiny bowbow toto thethe backback ofof thethe garmentgarment ,, so that soso thatthat itit mightmight bebe recordedrecord howhow manymany infantsinfant hadhave beenbe christenedchristen inin itit .. Elisabethelisabeth couldcould rememberremember whenwhen batteriebatterie dede cuisinecuisine actuallyactually lookedlook likelike thethe toolstool ofof aa realreal tradetrade .. Sheshe hadhave seensee inin herher youngyoung daysday thethe islandisland womenwoman carrycarry brassbrass bottomlessbottomless bowlsbowl onon theirtheir headshead toto supportsupport thethe oldold churnschurn inin whichwhich theythey delivereddeliver milkmilk .. Andand sheshe herselfherself hadhave urgedurge onon thethe flamesflame ofof thethe drawing-roomdrawing-room firefire withwith aa goose-feathergoose-feather fanfan ,, likelike thethe oneone inin thethe glassglass casecase .. Thatthat samesame designdesign ofof fanfan wasbe inin useuse fivefive hundredhundred yearsyear agoago onon Mųnmųn :: therethere wasbe oneone inin thethe frescosfresco atat Sandwegsandweg .. ā¦ā¦ Andand therethere wasbe thethe deliverydelivery tabletable !! Elisabethelisabeth recalledrecall thethe timestime sheshe hadhave seensee thethe midwifemidwife arrivearrive atat aa peasant'speasant cottagecottage .. ā¦ā¦ Whenwhen sheshe wasbe quitequite smallsmall sheshe hadhave beenbe surprisedsurprised toto seesee thethe womanwoman carryingcarry aa foldedfolded tabletable andand aa Gladstonegladstone bagbag .. Annaanna hadhave explainedexplain ,, andand itit hadhave givengive herher thethe opportunityopportunity toto describedescribe detailsdetail herher daughterdaughter foundfind miraculousmiraculous .. Andand stillstill diddo !! Elisabeth'selisabeth pacepace slowedslow .. Sheshe wasbe inin somethingsomething ofof aa dazedaze .. Allall thatthat Englishenglish chinachina ,, potterypottery andand glassglass !! Howhow strangestrange thatthat sincesince thethe eighteentheighteenth centurycentury thethe peasantspeasant ofof Mųnmųn hadhave hadhave aa tastetaste forfor Englishenglish wareware .. Whatwhat aa peculiarpeculiar exchangeexchange itit hadhave beenbe :: herringherring forfor thethe tabletable againstagainst tablewaretableware .. ā¦ā¦ Thethe museummuseum wasbe emptyempty ofof visitorsvisitor andand crowdedcrowd withwith objectsobject .. Allall thesethese thingsthing !! Elisabethelisabeth thoughtthink ,, andand thethe thoughtsthought tumbledtumble aboutabout inin herher headhead inin perpetualperpetual motionmotion .. Herher legsleg broughtbring herher toto aa halthalt in front of inin frontfront ofof aa glassglass casecase containingcontain aa Leedsleeds dinner-servicedinner-service .. Thethe creamycreamy glazeglaze shoneshine as if asas ifif withwith somesome innerinner lightlight .. Thethe wholewhole collectioncollection wasbe setset offoff byby thethe saxe-bluesaxe-blue Jacobeanjacobean embroideryembroidery thrownthrow overover thethe shelvesshelf onon whichwhich thethe piecespiece werebe carefullycarefully arrangedarrange .. Aa neatlyneatly printedprinted cardcard ,, discreetlydiscreetly placedplace atat thethe hemhem ofof thethe embroideryembroidery ,, toldtell thatthat thethe contentscontent ofof thethe casecase hadhave beenbe donateddonate byby Jurgenjurgen Danzigerdanziger ,, inin 19331933 .. Aa neighbouringneighbouring casecase ,, whichwhich Elisabethelisabeth tooktake intointo herher fieldfield ofof visionvision withoutwithout movingmove ,, wasbe devoteddevoted toto threethree Hispanahispana Moresquemoresque platesplate showingshow threethree differentdifferent viewsview ofof thethe synagoguesynagogue atat Toledotoledo .. Aa similarsimilar cardcard indicatedindicate thatthat thethe platesplate hadhave beenbe donateddonate byby Horsthorst Eberhardteberhardt ,, inin 19331933 .. Thethe stillnessstillness ,, thethe coolcool ,, thethe quietquiet ofof thethe buildingbuilding allall combinedcombine toto produceproduce ana effecteffect thatthat wasbe overwhelmingoverwhelming andand gavegive riserise toto aa feelingfeeling ofof expectationexpectation .. Elisabethelisabeth closedclose herher eyeseye .. Sheshe waitedwait .. Butbut asas sheshe waitedwait ana obstinatelyobstinately persistentpersistent soundsound filledfill herher headhead ,, drovedrive itselfitself fromfrom earear toto earear ,, settledsettle overover herher eyeseye andand seepedseep throughthrough toto fillfill thethe wholewhole arenaarena ofof herher craniumcranium .. Thisthis dreadfuldreadful invasioninvasion wasbe oneone withwith whichwhich sheshe wasbe familiarfamiliar :: somethingsomething betweenbetween aa humhum andand aa buzzbuzz ,, andand terrifyingterrifying forfor beingbe unresponsiveunresponsive toto anyany attemptattempt toto silencesilence itit .. Sheshe mustmust waitwait .. Sheshe mustmust waitwait āā asas sheshe hadhave toto whenwhen pursuedpursue byby thethe soundsound atat nightnight āā forfor itit toto passpass .. Steppingstep backback fromfrom thethe displaydisplay cabinetscabinet ,, hopinghope toto sitsit downdown onon thethe window-seatwindow seat ,, sheshe mademake aa falsefalse movemove andand bumpedbump intointo somethingsomething coldcold .. Shockedshocked ,, sheshe turnedturn .. Confusedconfused ,, sheshe heardhear herher ownown voicevoice crycry outout :: "" Aa minemine !! "" Butbut thethe objectobject wasbe aa coppercopper schnappsschnapps stillstill .. according to Accordingaccording toto thethe printedprinted cardcard itit hadhave ,, untiluntil quitequite recentlyrecently ,, beenbe inin (( illegalillegal )) serviceservice onon aa farmfarm nearnear Marienborgmarienborg .. Thethe oldold farmer'sfarmer daughterdaughter hadhave donateddonate itit togethertogether withwith thethe notebooknotebook thethe farmerfarmer (( andand hishis fatherfather beforebefore himhim )) hadhave keptkeep ofof hishis salessale andand receiptsreceipt .. "" Arebe youyou all right allall rightright ?? "" Svendsvend hadhave comecome quicklyquickly .. "" of course Ofof coursecourse !! Thisthis wasbe n'tnot herehere lastlast yearyear !! "" Hehe shuntedshunt thethe stillstill intointo aa cornercorner withwith hishis footfoot .. Takingtake hishis visitorvisitor byby thethe armarm ,, hehe walkedwalk herher slowlyslowly alongalong thethe corridorcorridor .. "" Ii mustmust explainexplain howhow Ii 'vehave managedmanage toto accumulateaccumulate allall thisthis newnew stuffstuff .. Asas youyou knowknow ,, mymy intentionintention isbe toto havehave aa perfectperfect recordrecord ofof thethe islandisland fromfrom prehistoricprehistoric toto presentpresent timestime .. Youyou seesee thisthis ?? Colonelcolonel Jensenjensen hashave givengive usus oneone casecase ofof fossilsfossil andand promisespromise usus moremore .. Ii dodo n'tnot wantwant toto survivesurvive onlyonly onon donationsdonation ,, butbut wewe justjust dodo n'tnot havehave thethe resourcesresource toto buybuy muchmuch .. Thesethese fossilsfossil ,, for example forfor exampleexample ,, dodo n'tnot rewriterewrite ourour historyhistory butbut theythey dodo illustrateillustrate itit usefullyusefully .. Thethe hugehuge oneone over there overover therethere isbe hishis ,, tootoo .. Andand hehe 'sbe mountedmount somesome ofof hishis mothsmoth forfor usus .. ā¦ā¦ Looklook !! "" Elisabethelisabeth stoppedstop toto examineexamine aa stonestone thethe dimensionsdimension ofof aa child'schild bicyclebicycle wheelwheel ,, inin whichwhich aa hugehuge ammoniteammonite wasbe embeddedembedded .. "" Ii 'mbe goinggo toto enlargeenlarge bothboth thethe geologicalgeological roomroom andand thethe botanicalbotanical roomroom ,, "" Svendsvend continuedcontinue ,, barelybarely stoppingstop toto taketake breathbreath .. "" Aa botanicalbotanical illustratorillustrator whowho 'sbe retiredretire herehere isbe fillingfill inin somesome ofof thethe gapsgap inin ourour plantplant andand treetree recordsrecord .. Butbut mymy strokestroke ofof geniusgenius āā ifif youyou willwill allowallow āā hashave beenbe findingfind aa wayway ofof gettingget thethe localslocal toto bequeathbequeath usus theirtheir familyfamily treasurestreasure .. Obviouslyobviously peoplepeople dodo n'tnot likelike toto partpart withwith theirtheir heirloomsheirloom āā itit 'sbe likelike partingparting withwith somethingsomething ofof theirtheir existenceexistence ,, aa sortsort ofof deathdeath inin lifelife .. Butbut Ii seemseem toto havehave hithit onon aa compromisecompromise ,, aa wayway toto makemake themthem feelfeel theythey stillstill havehave aa stakestake inin thethe treasuretreasure ,, butbut in addition inin additionaddition ana enhancementenhancement ofof theirtheir family'sfamily reputationreputation .. "" Andand Svendsvend Larsenlarsen thrustthrust aa cataloguecatalogue intointo Elisabeth'selisabeth handshand .. "" Ii 'vehave givengive aa copycopy freefree toto everyoneeveryone whowho 'sbe donateddonate somethingsomething toto usus .. Youyou 'llwill seesee :: everyevery itemitem isbe illustratedillustrate andand captionedcaption withwith thethe namename ofof thethe donordonor byby itsits sideside ,, hishis oror herher addressaddress ,, andand thethe datedate ofof presentationpresentation .. Thisthis wayway thethe islandersislander feelfeel thatthat theythey andand theirtheir familyfamily havehave acquiredacquire immortalityimmortality .. Itit 'sbe workedwork wonderswonder !! "" Andand soso sayingsay ,, Svendsvend Larsenlarsen threwthrow openopen thethe doorsdoor ofof thethe stock-roomstockroom wherewhere stacksstack ofof tea-cheststea chests ,, manymany unopenedunopened ,, borebear witnesswitness toto thethe successsuccess ofof hishis operationoperation .. "" Ii 'vehave triedtry toto impressimpress onon peoplepeople -- Ii gogo roundround thethe schoolsschool andand catchcatch themthem youngyoung āā thatthat ifif theythey dodo n'tnot leaveleave usus theirtheir stuffstuff ,, uncaringuncaring descendantsdescendant maymay simplysimply throwthrow outout aa tooltool ,, plateplate ,, picturepicture oror letterletter ,, preferringprefer toto havehave aa stainless-steelstainless-steel forkfork ,, aa plasticplastic plateplate ,, aa multiplemultiple ā¦ā¦ "" Thethe curatorcurator andand hishis visitorvisitor ambledamble throughthrough aa roomroom inin whichwhich traditionaltraditional Danishdanish paintedpainted furniturefurniture wasbe rangedrange .. "" Thesethese fifteenth-centuryfifteenth-century chestschest withwith theirtheir incisedincised shellshell patternpattern arebe peculiarpeculiar toto Mųnmųn āā Ii 'vehave notnot beenbe ableable toto discoverdiscover anyany onon thethe otherother islandsisland .. Soso tootoo isbe thisthis nineteenth-centurynineteenth-century bedbed .. Youyou noticenotice thethe designdesign ofof scabiousscabious andand vetchvetch andand orchidsorchid āā withwith thethe insectsinsect thatthat dependdepend onon themthem ?? Looklook howhow itit 'sbe repeatedrepeat onon thethe hangingshanging .. "" Elisabethelisabeth hadhave noticednotice .. Behindbehind ,, onon thethe whitewashedwhitewashed wallswall ,, herher attentionattention hadhave beenbe caughtcatch byby coarselycoarsely paintedpaint ,, evocativeevocative sea-sea andand landscapeslandscape .. "" Arebe anyany ofof thesethese byby namesname Ii knowknow ?? "" "" Jarljarl Jacobsenjacobsen āā oldold Mothermother Jacobsen'sjacobsen fatherfather āā diddo thatthat .. "" Andand hehe pointedpoint toto aa thickthick impastoimpasto ofof ragingraging waveswave .. "" Itit 'sbe thethe stretchstretch ofof waterwater Mariemarie Grubbegrubbe rowedrow .. Ii 'mbe toldtell thatthat thethe dayday hehe broughtbring itit inin āā aa goodgood twentytwenty yearsyear agoago āā hehe saidsay thatthat becausebecause hishis daughterdaughter wasbe blindblind therethere wasbe nono pointpoint inin itsits remainingremain inin thethe cottagecottage .. Hehe saidsay hehe 'dhave hunghang aa papier māché papierpapier māchémāché traytray inin itsits placeplace soso sheshe 'dwould notnot feelfeel thethe absenceabsence ofof thethe picturepicture .. Ii 'vehave alwaysalways foundfind itit ratherrather sadsad thatthat aa manman couldcould produceproduce somethingsomething asas evocativeevocative asas thisthis andand alsoalso produceproduce aa childchild whowho couldcould notnot appreciateappreciate it.it. ,, "" Arebe thesethese rugsrug andand thatthat tabletable fromfrom Ellingelling ,, tootoo ?? Theythey 'rebe soso likelike thosethose inin Mothermother Jacobsen'sjacobsen cottagecottage .. "" "" Yesyes .. Theythey couldcould havehave beenbe mademake byby thethe samesame craftsmancraftsman .. Willwill youyou bebe goinggo toto Ellingelling onon Fridayfriday ?? "" "" of course Ofof coursecourse !! "" Havinghave completedcomplete aa tourtour ofof thethe museummuseum ,, Elisabethelisabeth andand Svendsvend foundfind themselvesthemselves backback inin Svend'ssvend officeoffice ,, wherewhere freshfresh coffeecoffee hadhave beenbe placedplace byby ana unseenunseen handhand .. Svendsvend pulledpull outout aa chairchair forfor hishis visitorvisitor .. "" Ii knowknow youyou dodo n'tnot carecare forfor thisthis topictopic ofof conversationconversation butbut Ii 'mbe goinggo toto bringbring itit upup againagain ,, neverthelessnevertheless .. Ii 'mbe goinggo toto begbeg youyou toto reconsiderreconsider .. ā¦ā¦ Willwill youyou allowallow meme toto displaydisplay youryour pre-warpre-war researchesresearch andand youryour drawingsdrawing andand youryour photographsphotograph ?? Ii wasbe lookinglook throughthrough thethe materialmaterial againagain lastlast nightnight :: itit 'sbe uniqueunique !! Itit 'sbe thethe firstfirst attemptattempt toto bringbring togethertogether allall thethe strandsstrand ofof thisthis island'sisland lifelife .. Itit wasbe ana ambitiousambitious projectproject forfor suchsuch youngyoung peoplepeople toto embarkembark onon andand itit workedwork beautifullybeautifully .. Becausebecause youyou producedproduce itit onon looseloose pagespage Ii couldcould exhibitexhibit itit monthmonth byby monthmonth asas youyou organisedorganise itit .. Ii understandunderstand perfectlyperfectly youryour desiredesire forfor anonymityanonymity .. Butbut wouldwould youyou agreeagree nownow ,, after all afterafter allall thesethese yearsyear ,, toto letlet meme displaydisplay thethe workwork ifif Ii merelymerely creditcredit itit toto EDed andand DEde ?? "" "" Whywhy wouldwould youyou needneed toto drawdraw attentionattention toto thethe initialsinitial ?? "" "" Partlypartly becausebecause theythey appearappear onon thethe individualindividual pagespage -- andand partlypartly becausebecause ,, ifif Ii dodo n'tnot acknowledgeacknowledge authorshipauthorship inin somesome wayway oror otherother ,, Ii shallshall bebe inundatedinundate withwith enquiriesenquiry .. Everythingeverything elseelse isbe acknowledgedacknowledge .. Butbut restrest assuredassured :: today'stoday publicpublic wouldwould makemake nothingnothing ofof EDed andand DEde ,, andand Ii promisepromise Ii shallshall givegive nothingnothing furtherfar awayaway .. Ii wouldwould simplysimply placeplace aa cardcard withwith thethe initialsinitial andand datesdate 19211921 -- 19391939 alongsidealongside thethe materialmaterial āā asas Ii 'vehave donedo withwith thethe otherother exhibitsexhibit Andand Ii 'dwould likelike toto placeplace itit allall betweenbetween thethe Danzigerdanziger andand Eberhardteberhardt donationsdonation .. "" Svendsvend Larsenlarsen wasbe beingbe courteouscourteous butbut insistentinsistent .. "" Dodo Ii havehave youryour permissionpermission ?? Ifif soso Ii proposepropose toto installinstall itit tonighttonight andand inviteinvite youyou alongalong toto seesee itit andand makemake suggestionssuggestion beforebefore youyou leaveleave .. "" "" Ii reallyreally dodo n'tnot knowknow whatwhat toto saysay .. Itit wouldwould bebe churlishchurlish toto refuserefuse youyou .. Andand certainlycertainly ,, ifif itit enhancesenhance appreciationappreciation ofof Mųnmųn ,, itit wouldwould bebe churlishchurlish toto refuserefuse thethe islandisland .. Youyou knowknow whatwhat mymy reasonsreason havehave beenbe inin thethe pastpast :: Ii justjust dodo n'tnot wantwant toto provokeprovoke interestinterest inin myselfmyself .. Ii couldcould n'tnot copecope withwith itit .. Butbut Ii supposesuppose youyou 'rebe rightright :: thethe publicpublic isbe n'tnot goinggo toto noticenotice andand thosethose whowho knowknow meme .. ā¦ā¦ Andand thethe materialmaterial certainlycertainly belongsbelong herehere .. Gogo aheadahead !! Ifif thatthat 'sbe whatwhat youyou wantwant forfor thethe museummuseum .. Youyou havehave mymy permissionpermission !! Butbut Ii doubtdoubt thatthat Ii shallshall comecome alongalong andand seesee itit āā thisthis yearyear .. Ii leaveleave onon Sundaysunday andand Ii havehave mymy timetabletimetable .. Asas youyou knowknow ,, Ii 'mbe notnot renownedrenowned forfor flexibilityflexibility .. "" Sheshe hadhave attemptedattempt aa jokejoke ,, butbut neitherneither Svendsvend nornor sheshe smiledsmile ..