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〃In　America；〃　Robert　Jordan　said；　〃he　is　supposed　to　be　very　close　to　Moscow。〃
〃He　is　not；〃　said　Karkov。　〃But　he　has　a　wonderful　face　and　his　face　and　his　manners　are　very　successful。　Now　with　my　face　I　could　do　nothing。　What　little　I　have　accomplished　was　all　done　in　spite　of　my　face　which　does　not　either　inspire　people　nor　move　them　to　love　me　and　to　trust　me。　But　this　man　Mitchell　has　a　face　he　makes　his　fortune　with。　It　is　the　face　of　a　conspirator。　All　who　have　read　of　conspirators　in　books　trust　him　instantly。　Also　he　has　the　true　manner　of　the　conspirator。　Any　one　seeing　him　enter　a　room　knows　that　he　is　instantly　in　the　presence　of　a　conspirator　of　the　first　mark。　All　of　your　rich　compatriots　who　wish　sentimentally　to　aid　the　Soviet　Union　as　they　believe　or　to　insure　themselves　a　little　against　any　eventual　success　of　the　party　see　instantly　in　the　face　of　this　man；　and　in　his　manner　that　he　can　be　none　other　than　a　trusted　agent　of　the　Comintern。〃
〃Has　he　no　connections　in　Moscow？〃
〃None。　Listen；　Comrade　Jordan。　Do　you　know　about　the　two　kinds　of　fools？〃
〃Plain　and　damn？〃
〃No。　The　two　kinds　of　fools　we　have　in　Russia；〃　Karkov　grinned　and　began。　〃First　there　is　the　winter　fool。　The　winter　fool　comes　to　the　door　of　your　house　and　he　knocks　loudly。　You　go　to　the　door　and　you　see　him　there　and　you　have　never　seen　him　before。　He　is　an　impressive　sight。　He　is　a　very　big　man　and　he　has　on　high　boots　and　a　fur　coat　and　a　fur　hat　and　he　is　all　covered　with　snow。　First　he　stamps　his　boots　and　snow　falls　from　them。　Then　he　takes　off　his　fur　coat　and　shakes　it　and　more　snow　falls。　Then　he　takes　off　his　fur　hat　and　knocks　it　against　the　door。　More　snow　falls　from　his　fur　hat。　Then　he　stamps　his　boots　again　and　advances　into　the　room。　Then　you　look　at　him　and　you　see　he　is　a　fool。　That　is　the　winter　fool。
〃Now　in　the　summer　you　see　a　fool　going　down　the　street　and　he　is　waving　his　arms　and　jerking　his　head　from　side　to　side　and　everybody　from　two　hundred　yards　away　can　tell　he　is　a　fool。　That　is　a　summer　fool。　This　economist　is　a　winter　fool。〃
〃But　why　do　people　trust　him　here？〃　Robert　Jordan　asked。
〃His　face；〃　Karkov　said。　〃His　beautiful　_gueule　de　conspirateur_。　And　his　invaluable　trick　of　just　having　come　from　somewhere　else　where　he　is　very　trusted　and　important。　Of　course；〃　he　smiled；　〃he　must　travel　very　much　to　keep　the　trick　working。　You　know　the　Spanish　are　very　strange；〃　Karkov　went　on。　〃This　government　has　had　much　money。　Much　gold。　They　will　give　nothing　to　their　friends。　You　are　a　friend。　All　right。　You　will　do　it　for　nothing　and　should　not　be　rewarded。　But　to　people　representing　an　important　firm　or　a　country　which　is　not　friendly　but　must　be　influencedto　such　people　they　give　much。　It　is　very　interesting　when　you　follow　it　closely。〃
〃I　do　not　like　it。　Also　that　money　belongs　to　the　Spanish　workers。〃
〃You　are　not　supposed　to　like　things。　Only　to　understand；〃　Karkov　had　told　him。　〃I　teach　you　a　little　each　time　I　see　you　and　eventually　you　will　acquire　an　education。　It　would　be　very　interesting　for　a　professor　to　be　educated。〃
〃I　don't　know　whether　I'll　be　able　to　be　a　professor　when　I　get　back。　They　will　probably　run　me　out　as　a　Red。〃
〃Well；　perhaps　you　will　be　able　to　come　to　the　Soviet　Union　and　continue　your　studies　there。　That　might　be　the　best　thing　for　you　to　do。〃
〃But　Spanish　is　my　field。〃
〃There　are　many　countries　where　Spanish　is　spoken；〃　Karkov　had　said。　〃They　cannot　all　be　as　difficult　to　do　anything　with　as　Spain　is。　Then　you　must　remember　that　you　have　not　been　a　professor　now　for　almost　nine　months。　In　nine　months　you　may　have　learned　a　new　trade。　How　much　dialectics　have　you　read？〃
〃I　have　read　the　Handbook　of　Marxism　that　Emil　Burns　edited。　That　is　all。〃
〃If　you　have　read　it　all　that　is　quite　a　little。　There　are　fifteen　hundred　pages　and　you　could　spend　some　time　on　each　page。　But　there　are　some　other　things　you　should　read。〃
〃There　is　no　time　to　read　now。〃
〃I　know；〃　Karkov　had　said。　〃I　mean　eventually。　There　are　many　things　to　read　which　will　make　you　understand　some　of　these　things　that　happen。　But　out　of　this　will　come　a　book　which　is　very　necessary；　which　will　explain　many　things　which　it　is　necessary　to　know。　Perhaps　I　will　write　it。　I　hope　that　it　will　be　me　who　will　write　it。〃
〃I　don't　know　who　could　write　it　better。〃
〃Do　not　flatter；〃　Karkov　had　said。　〃I　am　a　journalist。　But　like　all　journalists　I　wish　to　write　literature。　Just　now；　I　am　very　busy　on　a　study　of　Calvo　Sotelo。　He　was　a　very　good　fascist；　a　true　Spanish　fascist。　Franco　and　these　other　people　are　not。　I　have　been　studying　all　of　Sotelo's　writing　and　speeches。　He　was　very　intelligent　and　it　was　very　intelligent　that　he　was　killed。〃
〃I　thought　that　you　did　not　believe　in　political　assassination。〃
〃It　is　practised　very　extensively；〃　Karkov　said。　〃Very；　very　extensively。〃
〃But〃
〃We　do　not　believe　in　acts　of　terrorism　by　individuals；〃　Karkov　had　smiled。　〃Not　of　course　by　criminal　terrorist　and　counterrevolutionary　organizations。　We　detest　with　horror　the　duplicity　and　villainy　of　the　murderous　hyenas　of　Bukharinite　wreckers　and　such　dregs　of　humanity　as　Zinoviev；　Kamenev；　Rykov　and　their　henchmen。　We　hate　and　loathe　these　veritable　fiends；〃　he　smiled　again。　〃But　I　still　believe　that　political　assassination　can　be　said　to　be　practised　very　extensively。〃
〃You　mean〃
〃I　mean　nothing。　But　certainly　we　execute　and　destroy　such　veritable　fiends　and　dregs　of　humanity　and　the　treacherous　dogs　of　generals　and　the　revolting　spectacle　of　admirals　unfaithful　to　their　trust。　These　are　destroyed。　They　are　not　assassinated。　You　see　the　difference？〃
〃I　see；〃　Robert　Jordan　had　said。
〃And　because　I　make　jokes　sometime：　and　you　know　how　dangerous　it　is　to　make　jokes　even　in　joke？　Good。　Because　I　make　jokes；　do　not　think　that　the　Spanish　people　will　not　live　to　regret　that　they　have　not　shot　certain　generals　that　even　now　hold　commands。　I　do　not　like　the　shootings；　you　understand。〃
〃I　don't　mind　them；〃　Robert　Jordan　said。　〃I　do　not　like　them　but　I　do　not　mind　them　any　more。〃
〃I　know　that；〃　Karkov　had　said。　〃I　have　been　told　that。〃
〃Is　it　important？〃　Robert　Jordan　said。　〃I　was　only　trying　to　be　truthful　about　it。〃
〃It　is　regretful；〃　Karkov　had　said。　〃But　it　is　one　of　the　things　that　makes　people　be　treated　as　reliable　who　would　ordinarily　have　to　spend　much　more　time　before　attaining　that　category。〃
〃Am　I　supposed　to　be　reliable？〃
〃In　your　work　you　are　supposed　to　be　very　reliable。　I　must　talk　to　you　sometime　to　see　how　you　are　in　your　mind。　It　is　regrettable　that　we　never　speak　seriously。〃
〃My　mind　is　in　suspension　until　we　win　the　war；〃　Robert　Jordan　had　said。
〃Then　perhaps　you　will　not　need　it　for　a　long　time。　But　you　should　be　careful　to　exercise　it　a　little。〃
〃I　read　_Mundo　Obrero_；〃　Robert　Jordan　had　told　him　and　Karkov　had　said；　〃All　right。　Good。　I　can　take　a　joke　too。　But　there　are　very　intelligent　things　in　_Mundo　Obrero_。　The　only　intelligent　things　written　on　this　war。〃
〃Yes；〃　Robert　Jordan　had　said。　〃I　agree　with　you。　But　to　get　a　full　picture　of　what　is　happening　you　cannot　read　only　the　party　organ。〃
〃No；〃　Karkov　had　said。　〃But　you　will　not　find　any　such　picture　if　you　read　twenty　papers　and　then；　if　you　had　it；　I　do　not　know　what　you　would　do　with　it。　I　have　such　a　picture　almost　constantly　and　what　I　do　is　try　to　forget　it。〃
〃You　think　it　is　that　bad？〃
〃It　is　better　now　than　it　was。　We　are　getting　rid　of　some　of　the　worst。　But　it　is　very　rotten。　We　are　building　a　huge　army　now　and　some　of　the　elements；　those　of　Modesto；　of　El　Campesino；　of　Lister　and　of　Dur醤；　are　reliable。　They　are　more　than　reliable。　They　are　magnificent。　You　will　see　that。　Also　we　still　have　the　Brigades　although　their　role　is　changing。　But　an　army　that　is　made　up　of　good　and　bad　elements　cannot　win　a　war。　All　must　be　brought　to　a　certain　level　of　political　development；　all　must　know　why　they　are　fighting；　and　its　importance。　All　must　believe　in　the　fight　they　are　to　make　and　all　must　accept　discipline。　We　are　making　a　huge　conscript　army　without　the　time　to　implant　the　discipline　that　a　conscript　army　must　have；　to　behave　properly　under　fire。　We　call　it　a　people's　army　but　it　will　not　have　the　assets　of　a　true　people's　army　and　it　will　not　have　the　iron　discipline　that　a　conscript　army　needs。　You　will　see。　It　is　a　very　dangerous　procedure。〃
〃You　are　not　very　cheerful　today。〃
〃No；〃　Karkov　had　said。　〃I　have　just　come　back　from　Valencia　where　I　have　seen　many　people。　No　one　comes　back　very　cheerful　from　Valencia。　In　Madrid　you　feel　good　and　clean　and　with　no　possibility　of　anything　but　winning。　Valencia　is　something　else。　The　cowards　who　fled　from　Madrid　still　govern　there。　They　have　settled　happily　into　the　sloth　and　bureaucracy　of　governing。　They　have　only　contempt　for　those　of　Madrid。　Their　obsession　now　is　the　weakening　of　the　commissariat　for　war。　And　Barcelona。　You　should　see　Barcelona。〃
〃How　is　it？〃
〃It　is　all　still　comic　opera。　First　it　was　the　paradise　of　the　crackpots　and　the　romantic　revolutionists。　Now　it　is　the　paradise　of　the　fake　soldier。　The　soldiers　who　like　to　wear　uniforms；　who　like　to　strut　and　swagger　and　wear　red…and…black　scarves。　Who　like　everything　about　war　except　to　fight。　Valencia　makes　you　sick　and　Barcelona　makes　you　laugh。〃
〃What　about　the　P。O。U。M。　putsch？〃
〃The　P。O。U。M。　was　never　serious。　It　was　a　heresy　of　crackpots　and　wild　men　and　it　was　really　just　an　infantilism。　There　were　some　honest　misguided　people。　There　was　one　fairly　good　brain　and　there　was　a　little　fascist　money。　Not　much。　The　poor　P。O。U。M。　They　were　very　silly　people。〃
〃But　were　many　killed　in　the　putsch？〃
〃Not　so　many　as　were　shot　afterwards　or　will　be　shot。　The　P。O。U。M。　It　is　like　the　name。　Not　serious。　They　should　have　called　it　the　M。U。M。P。S。　or　the　M。E。A。S。L。E。S。　But　no。　The　Measles　is　much　more　dangerous。　It　can　affect　both　sight　and　hearing。　But　they　made　one　plot　you　know　to　kill　me；　to　kill　Walter；　to　kill　Modesto　and　to　kill　Prieto。　You　see　how　badly　mixed　up　they　were？　We　are　not　at　all　alike。　Poor　P。O。U。M。　They　never　did　kill　anybody。　Not　at　the　front　nor　anywhere　else。　A　few　in　Barcelona；　yes。〃
〃Were　you　there？〃
〃Yes。　I　have　sent　a　cable　describing　the　wickedness　of　that　infamous