Masaryk Station (John Russell)

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“She had taken the U-Bahn from Zoo, and her dress—one of her finest—had drawn several admiring glances on the train. ‘Why do you care what you look like,’ Rosa had asked with her usual maddening logic, ‘when it’s an audition for radio?’Which was true enough, but the man conducting the audition—it was bound to be a man—wouldn’t be at the other end of a wireless connection.His name was Alfred Henninger, and she assumed from his accent and fluency that he was an American of German descent. He was a...bout forty, with short but untidy blond hair, and a habit of flexing his fingers as he spoke. ‘Have you done any radio?’ was his first question.‘Never,’ Effi answered cheerfully.‘But you’re willing?’‘Eager, you might say. I really liked the outline and script you sent me.’‘Oh, good. We have a name for it now: “The Islanders”. In a Soviet sea,’ he added in explanation.‘I got it.’‘Of course. I’m always spelling it out for the people back home—they don’t understand what it feels like here.MoreLess Read More Read Less