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The Fivehundredandthirtynineth

Gertie fluttered her lashes at the
suave officer, a gesture he clearly interpreted as a propine, for he
visibly preened and when Gertie, managing to disguise her
inebriation, said: "howdy soldier, whadda ya know? where ya
been, where d'ya go?" he bowed and extended his hand, which
Gertie was tempted to bite, but shook instead, and he replied:
"
SS-Obersturmbannführer
Gunther Grebeling at
your
service, Frauleine?" and she responded: "Gertie
Mountcastle, your Honour, pleased to meetcha," and he continued,
"the honour is all meine, Frauleine, do I take it you are
British? very wittish? but I know your name, Mountcastle, is not that
a branch of the family of the Duke of Wester Ross in Schottland? you
are such a scion of the family?" and she piped up with, "darn'
tootin, good shootin. Mister Major, ya got me, G-Man!" and gave
her impression of Baby-Face Nelson falling dead in his arms, then
looked up with a wink and a grin, "am I close? or am I closer
than close? perhaps I should explain that military ranks
around the world is my
specialist subject, my bailiwick, so to speak, butcha ain't spilled
all the beans buster, have ya?" and he laughed, "you are
very observant and perceptive
too, Frauleine Mountcastle,
you should be an interrogator or quizmaster. or mistress, but you
asked where have I been, I have been to see the Queen
and where do I go, I go to see the Show. and you must accompany me
first to dinner and I will not release you until you tell me where I
have been and where I will go," and Gertie squinted at him and
arms akimbo declared: "you gotta deal, buster, but there's two
of me so let's go and get the other one," and dragged him into
the bar to find Palestrina, dodging the Leica choir (what today might
be termed the Nikon choir - the squad of paparazzi waiting to snatch
celebs in a state of confusion and indecency)!

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