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 cigarette stuck in the corner of  her mouth。 The lieutenant said; 〃We got more food delivered than we wanted。 I  thought maybe you could use some of…〃
  〃We sure could;〃 Gertrude said。 〃That's really sweet of you。〃
  The lieutenant handed up the carton。 〃If you need any more;〃 he said; 〃we've  got plenty。〃
  Gertrude looked hesitant。 〃Well; uh 。 。 。〃
  〃Are there more than four of you? I mean it; we're loaded down with the  stuff。〃
  Gertrude seemed reluctant to say how many of them were in the diner… probably because she didn't want to strain the lieutenant's generosity。 But finally  she said; 〃There's; uh; there's seven of us。〃
  〃Seven! Wow; you must really be working in there。〃
  〃Oh; yes;〃 she said。 〃We really are。〃
  〃You must be in a hurry to open up。〃
  〃We really want to open it up;〃 Gertrude said; nodding; the cigarette waggling  in the corner of her mouth。 〃You couldn't be more right about that。〃
  〃I'll get you some more;〃 the lieutenant said。 〃Be right back。〃
  〃You're really very kind;〃 she said。
  The lieutenant went back to the patrol car and opened the rear door。 〃They  can use some more;〃 he said and assembled two more cartons。
  The captain gave him a cynical look。 He said; 〃You're delivering coffee and  Danish to a diner; Lieutenant。〃
  〃Yes; sir; I know。〃
  〃It doesn't strike you as strange?〃
  The lieutenant paused in his shuffling of coffee containers。
  〃Sir;〃 he said; 〃my basic feeling about this whole business is that I'm actually  in a hospital somewhere; undergoing major surgery; and this day is a dream I'm  having while under the anesthetic。〃
  The captain looked interested。 〃I imagine that's a very forting thought;〃 he  said。
  〃It is; sir。〃
  〃Hmmmmm;〃 said the captain。
  The lieutenant carried more coffee and Danish to the diner; and Gertrude met  him at the door。 〃How much do we owe you?〃
  〃Oh; forget it;〃 the lieutenant said。 〃I'll take a free cheeseburger some time  when you're doing business。〃
  〃If only all police officers were like you;〃 Gertrude said; 〃the world would be  a far better place。〃
  The lieutenant had often thought the same thing himself。 He gave a modest  smile and scuffed his foot in a puddle and said; 〃Oh; well; I just try to do my  best。〃
  〃I'm sure you do。 Bless you。〃
  The lieutenant carried his happy smile back to the patrol car; where he found  the captain in a sour mood again; beetle…browed and grumpy。 〃Something go  wrong; sir?〃
  〃I tried that anesthetic thing of yours。〃
  〃You did; sir?〃
  〃I keep worrying how the operation's going to e out。〃
  〃I make it appendicitis; sir。 There's really no danger in that。〃
  The captain shook his head。 〃It's just not my style; Lieutenant;〃 he said。 〃I'm  a man who faces reality。〃
  〃Yes; sir。〃
  〃And I tell you this; Lieutenant。 This day will end。 It can't go on forever。 This  day will e to an end。 Some day it will。〃
  〃Yes; sir。〃
  Conversation lagged for a while after that。 Even with the twelve coffees and  Danish the Lieutenant had given away; there had still been three sets for each  man in the mobile headquarters。 They hadn't drunk all the coffee; but they'd  eaten all the Danish and were now feeling somnolent and sluggish。 The driver fell  into a deep sleep; the captain napped; and the lieutenant kept dropping off and  then waking up again with a start。 The radio man never quite lost consciousness;  though he did take his shoes off and rest his head against the window and hold  his microphone slackly in his lap。
  The morning passed slowly; with undiminished rain and no positive news in  any of the infrequent crackling radio contacts from headquarters。 Noontime  came and went; and the afternoon began heavily to row past; and by two  o'clock they were all feeling restless and cramped and irritable and  unfortable。 Their mouths tasted bad; their feet had swollen; their underwear  chafed; and it had been hours since any of them had relieved themselves。
  Finally; at ten past two; the captain grunted and shifted position and said;  〃Enough is enough。〃
  The other three tried to look alert。
  〃We're not acplishing anything out here;〃 the captain said。 〃We're not  mobile; we're not in contact with anybody; we're not getting anywhere。 Driver;  take us back to headquarters。〃
  〃Yes; sir!〃
  As the car started forward; the lieutenant looked out at the diner one last time  and wondered if the thing would actually stay in business long enough for him to  get that free cheeseburger。 He was sorry for the people trying to run the place;  but somehow he doubted it。
  
  
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  〃THERE they go!〃 Victor shouted。
  〃At goddam last;〃 said Murch's Mom and started at once undoing the straps  on her neck brace。
  Dortmunder had been sitting at the table with May; practicing holding his  hands together as if he had the cuffs on。 Now he cocked an eye toward Victor  and said; 〃You sure they're leaving?〃
  〃Gone;〃 Victor said。 〃Absolutely gone。 Made a U…turn out there by the sign  and took off。〃
  〃And about time;〃 May said。 The floor around the chair where she was sitting  was littered with tiny cigarette ends。
  Dortmunder sighed。 When he got to his feet his bones creaked; he felt old and  stiff and achy all over。 He shook his head; thought of adding a ment; and  decided just to let it go。
  The last four hours had been hell。 And yet; when he and Kelp had first seen  this spot; it had seemed like a special dispensation from Heaven。 The big sign  out by the road; the empty gravel parking lot; and a blank space where the diner  should be; who could ask for anything more? They'd rushed back to the  Wanderlust Trailer Park; where Murch already had the bank attached to the  horse van; and quickly they'd brought the whole kit and caboodle over here;  except for the stolen station wagon; which they'd left in somebody's driveway  along the way。 Victor and Kelp had gone a block or so ahead in the Packard; to  watch out for cops; and Murch had followed with the horse van and the bank…his Mom and May riding with him in the cab of the van; Dortmunder and  Herman back in the bank。 They'd gotten here with no trouble; positioned the  bank; parked the van and the Packard out of sight behind it; and gone back to  business as usual; the only changes being that Herman had to use battery…operated power tools again and the hearts game had been resumed by flashlight。  Also; the rainwater drenching down the metal skin of the bank quickly chilled the  interior; and made everybody feel a little stiff and rheumatic。 But it hadn't been  terrible; and they'd mostly been in a pretty good mood…even Herman; who  had regained his belief in his ability to get into any safe; if given sufficient time。
  And then the cops had arrived。 Kelp had seen them first; glancing out the  window and saying; 〃Look! Law!〃
  The rest of them had crowded to the windows and stared out at the police car  parked out by the sign。 May had said; 〃What are they going to do? Are they  onto us?〃
  〃No。〃 That had been Victor; always ready with an opinion based on his  experiences with the other side of the law。 〃They're just on patrol;〃 he'd said。  〃If they were interested in us; they'd handle the
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