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nomist and laughed； and then felt sorry he had been rude。 But at the moment； when the man had handed him the cigarette； pushing it out almost like offering a tip for information； the combatant's hatred for the noncombatant had been too much for him。
Now he remembered Gaylord's and Karkov speaking of this same man。 〃So it was there you met him；〃 Karkov had said。 〃I did not get farther than the Puente de Toledo myself on that day。 He was very far toward the front。 That was the last day of his bravery I believe。 He left Madrid the next day。 Toledo was where he was the bravest； I believe。 At Toledo he was enormous。 He was one of the architects of our capture of the Alcazar。 You should have seen him at Toledo。 I believe it was largely through his efforts and his advice that our siege was successful。 That was the silliest part of the war。 It reached an ultimate in silliness but tell me； what is thought of him in America？〃
〃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