Deep Cover
“Behind the limousine the iron doors swung closed with a solid noise that echoed the metallic clangings of the several underground levels of dungeons inside. The chauffeur was armed and a silent bodyguard shared the rear seat with Rykov; the interior curtains were half-drawn across the double thickness of bulletproof glass in the small windows. The route took them past the Bolshoi Theatre and Sverdlov Square and there was a very thin morning traffic of Moskviches, Pobedas and Volgas on the boule...vard. Rykov’s limousine kept to the center lane, reserved for official vehicles only, and he encountered no delays.
In Revolution Square a girl Intourist guide was lecturing to a thick-bundled coagulation of determined foreign tourists. The pavements were crowded with pedestrians on their way to work. Many of the men wore uniforms—civil servants, most of them; every Muscovite wanted to wear a uniform.
At Arbatskaya Square Rykov climbed out to walk the rest of the way. The slow-moving Chaika accompanied him.MoreLess
In Revolution Square a girl Intourist guide was lecturing to a thick-bundled coagulation of determined foreign tourists. The pavements were crowded with pedestrians on their way to work. Many of the men wore uniforms—civil servants, most of them; every Muscovite wanted to wear a uniform.
At Arbatskaya Square Rykov climbed out to walk the rest of the way. The slow-moving Chaika accompanied him.MoreLess
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