Reckless
“His first task was to prepare his report on his weekend activities. General Pavlov, the GRU rezident, looked in on him as he himself arrived for the day.
‘Well, Zhenya? How was the weekend?’ ‘I am planting seeds, Anatoly Alexandrovich,’ said Ivanov. ‘I am watering soil.’ ‘Judging by your requisition slips for vodka,’ said Pavlov, ‘you must be watering the soil with your piss.’ ‘That too, General,’ said Ivanov.
He and the rezident got on famously, which was just as well, since his immediate boss..., naval attaché Sukhoruchkin, Captain 1st Rank, was a bumpkin. As Ivanov complained daily to his great friend Tolya Belousov, Sukhoruchkin wouldn’t have been allowed through the doors of the London clubs where he, Ivanov, was a familiar figure.
‘I’ve had Moscow Centre on my back again,’ said Pavlov. ‘They want to know if you’ve got anywhere with Mountbatten.’ ‘These things take time, Anatoly Alexandrovich.’ General Pavlov wagged a warning finger at Ivanov, and retired into his own much grander office.MoreLess
‘Well, Zhenya? How was the weekend?’ ‘I am planting seeds, Anatoly Alexandrovich,’ said Ivanov. ‘I am watering soil.’ ‘Judging by your requisition slips for vodka,’ said Pavlov, ‘you must be watering the soil with your piss.’ ‘That too, General,’ said Ivanov.
He and the rezident got on famously, which was just as well, since his immediate boss..., naval attaché Sukhoruchkin, Captain 1st Rank, was a bumpkin. As Ivanov complained daily to his great friend Tolya Belousov, Sukhoruchkin wouldn’t have been allowed through the doors of the London clubs where he, Ivanov, was a familiar figure.
‘I’ve had Moscow Centre on my back again,’ said Pavlov. ‘They want to know if you’ve got anywhere with Mountbatten.’ ‘These things take time, Anatoly Alexandrovich.’ General Pavlov wagged a warning finger at Ivanov, and retired into his own much grander office.MoreLess
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