To Catch a King (2010)
To Catch a King
“He had wide business interests which enabled him to cover a lot of territory and lived well on the profits, inflated by contributions not only from the Abwehr, but also from British Intelligence. He had a superb apartment near the Jeronimos monastery with views down to the Tagus.
He was unmarried, which left him free to amuse himself with a wide variety of women. In fact, he was entertaining one in bed when his doorbell rang. He tried to ignore it, but whoever it was simply wouldn't go away. He... pulled on a robe and leaned over to kiss the girl who sprawled there in his bed, her long blonde hair spread across the pillow.
“I won't be long, my sweet,” he said.
He opened the door on the chain. “Who in the hell is it? Don't you know what time it is?”
“Yes, ten minutes past midnight,” Walter Schellenberg said.
Becker's mouth gaped in astonishment. “My God—you!” He got the door open quickly.
Schellenberg glanced around the room. “You are doing well for yourself these days.”MoreLess
He was unmarried, which left him free to amuse himself with a wide variety of women. In fact, he was entertaining one in bed when his doorbell rang. He tried to ignore it, but whoever it was simply wouldn't go away. He... pulled on a robe and leaned over to kiss the girl who sprawled there in his bed, her long blonde hair spread across the pillow.
“I won't be long, my sweet,” he said.
He opened the door on the chain. “Who in the hell is it? Don't you know what time it is?”
“Yes, ten minutes past midnight,” Walter Schellenberg said.
Becker's mouth gaped in astonishment. “My God—you!” He got the door open quickly.
Schellenberg glanced around the room. “You are doing well for yourself these days.”MoreLess
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