The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
“It is said that men condemned to death are subject to sudden moments of elation; as if, like moths in the fire, their destruction were coincidental with attainment. Following directly upon his decision, Leamas was aware of a comparable sensation; relief, short-lived but consoling, sustained him for a time. It was followed by fear and hunger.
He was slowing down. Control was right.
He’d noticed it first during the Riemeck Case early last year. Karl had sent a message: he’d got something special ...for him and was making one of his rare - visits to West Germany; some legal conference at Karlsruhe.
Leamas had managed to get an air passage to Cologne, and picked up a car at the airport. It was still quite early in the morning and he’d hoped to miss most of the autobahn traffic to Karlsruhe but the heavy lorries were already on the move. He drove seventy kilometers in half an hour, weaving between the traffic, taking risks to beat the clock, when a small car, a Flat probably, nosed its way out into the fast lane forty yards ahead of him.MoreLess
He was slowing down. Control was right.
He’d noticed it first during the Riemeck Case early last year. Karl had sent a message: he’d got something special ...for him and was making one of his rare - visits to West Germany; some legal conference at Karlsruhe.
Leamas had managed to get an air passage to Cologne, and picked up a car at the airport. It was still quite early in the morning and he’d hoped to miss most of the autobahn traffic to Karlsruhe but the heavy lorries were already on the move. He drove seventy kilometers in half an hour, weaving between the traffic, taking risks to beat the clock, when a small car, a Flat probably, nosed its way out into the fast lane forty yards ahead of him.MoreLess
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