The Night of the Generals Page #4

How nice that you are here at last.

I want to talk to you about Ulrike.

And I want to talk to you

about the soiree tonight.

I think you should know

that this morning Ulrike

was extremely rude to me.

Considering where you are

sending her, I'm not surprised.

Excuse me, general, but there

is a Major Grau from Intelligence.

He would like to see you.

What does he want?

He said it was personal.

He's most persistent.

Tell him, some other time.

Yes, sir.

By the way, what did you do

to your uniform last night?

Do? To my uniform?

Yes, there was a stain

on the jacket. A red stain.

But since you obviously

didn't cut yourself shaving,

it could only have been lipstick.

Shall I match the color

with the seductive shade

Fraulein Neumaier wears?

Don't be absurd.

Anyway, the evidence is destroyed.

I've sent everything to be cleaned.

Aren't you glad that I am

here now to look after you?

Of course I am,

dear Eleanore.

We are well-suited, aren't we?

I wish you'd remember to knock.

Sorry, sir.

Major Grau of Intelligence

just rang from downstairs, sir.

He asked to see you.

What about?

He wouldn't say, sir.

Tell him I'm busy.

I already told him, sir.

I took the liberty.

Good.

Well?

Apparently, he rang

the motor pool this morning.

Wanted to see the log

for last night to see if

anyone had used the car.

I told the officer in charge

that no information

could be released

without clearing it first with us.

Good. Yes, that's very good.

Thank you, sergeant.

Yes?

Sir, um, about my cousin Hartmann.

Your cousin Hartmann?

Yes, sir.

You have his record, sir.

On your desk, sir.

Oh, yes.

He's just out of hospital, sir.

He was wounded at Voronezh.

He's on temporary duty in Warsaw.

I had hoped that we could make

his duty with us permanent.

And by some extraordinary

coincidence,

he's waiting in your office

to see me.

Yes, sir.

Show him in.

Thank you, sir.

Come in.

Hartmann, Kurt, lance corporal.

Reporting as ordered, sir.

At ease.

Well, it's a distinguished record,

corporal.

I see from your

press clippings,

Otto is obviously keeping

a scrapbook for you.

I see that you are

"the reincarnation of Siegfried,

a German hero

from the golden age."

Do you feel like Siegfried?

Well, I'm not at all certain, sir,

how Siegfried felt.

Well, that's a sensible answer.

I see they've given you

the Iron Cross.

He killed 40 Russians

single-handed, sir.

Splendid.

Well, now, as to your future,

I imagine that, as a university man,

you'd want to become an officer.

Therefore, I shall be happy

to send you to...

Erm...

You don't want to go

to officers school?

I should prefer to remain

a corporal, sir.

Actually, general,

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