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50 beloved by the German Fuehrer. He did not minimise the dangers to which the Democra- cries are exposed, but he was able to say that we must not lose our sense of proportion, that

"But we've never had anything I get my presents from the kings lot of Hitler banned before. Never!" Valenti cannot find escape from replaced his glass on the counter avenging justice by ad- with a bang to show us indigna

tion and, incidentally, its empti- ventures in the East, that ess "What do you mean, ban- he must conquer thened?" British Isles or fail, and that the danger to which Britain is exposed to-day is incomparably less alarming than it was last

summer.

"Suppressed," said his friend Quito. "Forbidden, Prohibido,"

"But it isn't even a real piece. said Valenti "It's only a film. Why can't they just put the usual notice outside, Adults Only","

"It's not that sort of a film, hombre It's perfectly decent."

same again."

own macaroni. And it isn't that

—

it

as usmal this year, or do I have to have them from the dictators? "Sounds like a better reason." Nice presents he'd get from them said Valenti; "but it doesn't fit the

a gag and a pair of blinkers." "Still, you know, Valenti," said Quito, "they've a sort of right to object if the fin makes the dic- Lators ridiculous."

"Why blame the film?" said Valenti reasonably. "They do it themselves. And most of us haven't waited for that to have a good laugh at them."

"Well, the villain is always the one that goes running after the girl, isn't he? So they can't make him an Englishman, because En- glishmen don't."

case when it's only a few Italians. Who cares about offending them, anyway?”

"We're neutral,” Quito remind led him. "This war's nothing to do

with us."

"So's Carlitos neutral, and he made the picture," said Valenti. "Nothing to do with us, eh? Go and take a look round the empty harbour and say that again."

"The war hits us all." put in the grocer. "If you knew what this wine costs me now you'd be surprised."

"It's what they have to like," said Valenti, "but I can't see us taking to it here. I wonder, now,

The Mayor the whole thing isn't a publicity may lift the stunt. ban, and then everybody'll flock to see it."

"Vamos, chel The Mayor wouldn't lend himself to a thing like that. Nobody'll go out of his way to see it except those with a

"All the same," insisted Quito, Then why does everybody "some censorship's necessary, so Mr. Churchill poured want to see it?" demanded Valenti as not to offend people. For in- "No, no, there must stance, you remember my boss scorn, furthermore, on conclusively.

be something in it, and pretty used to take his family to Europe

"I dare say we should," sald suggestions of uneasiness strong, too, considering what you every year before the war-ne and discouragement in, do see. Eh? Oh, thanks. Yes, and the car and the boys and his Quilo dryly, "but the others are And Montez's wife and all. We used to go to all as bad as you.

place is full of Germans, all Britain as a consequence The grocer served them and London for the season."

Heiling and arguing." of the Greek campaign. To stood polishing a glass with his "What season, Senor Quito?"

"I had an argument with one "Maybe it's one of these asked the grocer, as Quitu, paused last time I was there,' said refute the suggestion, the apron.

orgies. Senor Valenti. Bacchan- to sip his vino tinto.

Valenti. "He sald that, naming Prime Minister did not go alian revels and so on. It's a long "I don't know," said Quito, "the no names. the greatest of Aryan

would

be soon

getting to the night-clubs of Lon-time since I saw a good orgy" he fog never cleared long enough for races

added wistfully.

me to see. Well, I used to go to the earth and everything in it. don, but he went to the

"It's banned for political 120- the pictures quite a lot to get So he got a bit from me--in his battered cities of England sons," said Quito. "A certain for- warm, and d'you know, half the face, with a cactus in it; but he and among the people, eign Power objects; we oblige English pictures had the villain an didn't seem to want it. No pleas

them. It's only polite."

Argentine. But when they're ing some people." and his verdict provided

an call him here they "I don't care what foreign Power shown

"They

just, must be pleased now about this ban, anyway," the most stirring passages it is," said Valenti warmly, or Egyptian or Rumanian or some-

like, their thing. It's a form of censorship." Quito. "That's what they of yet one more speech of whether they choke with

and censor- "Why do they pick on us, Senor banning and orders historical brilliance.

I want to see the thing particu- Quito?" said the grocer, also rather ship."

I like a nice murder film flattered. As to the future, Mr.larly.

myself amateur murder I Churchill foresaw a new mean, none of this Nazi stu fierceness in the war in I don't want to be told I an't go If I like. That's dictator's talk. the Mediterranean, pos- Dictators tcha!" He aimed his of them into a handy sibilities of great new opinion

The grocer regarded him in in- cuspidor.

Valenti trouble-centres, in Tur-

"Very trying they are," assent- credulous silence and key, possibly in Russia, ed the grocer, correctly interpret- cocked a sceptical eyebrow over possibly again in the Faring the opinion. "Even the chil- the rim of his glass. "All lame

Why, at or something?" he inquired. East. The participation of Christmas my boy said to me, 'Do "They don't have to," explained Quito. "In England, you see, Spain on the German

there's about.five women to one man:" side, of the extension of the war to Morocco, can- in the crusade for the "Is that so?" said Valenti, in- not be ruled out. But none liberties of mankind, and trip to England. Do you have to of these forays by Hitler spoke of the indescribable be naturalised, or do tourists get could, in the long run, in-relief he experienced when the full quota?"

"Can you choose the five?" said fluence the real battle, he learned of the United the grocer, leaning over the coun- now being fought over States decision to "put ter. Britain's shores, over Ger- the tools within our Quito patiently. "Figures in news-gentines," said Valenti triumph- man industrial areas, and reach." The significance papers, you know: Five women, antly and in the Atlantic. In the of the Prime Minister's or four and a half, I don't re- "showing our opinion of the cen- great Battle of the Atlan-interpretation of the sur- "Como, a-half?" said the grocer, "With the English colony. I'll tic, which Mr. Churchill veillance patrols could wondering whether he had cara bet," said Quito instantly, and

lessly missed a customer's joke.the Americans." saw as the crucial issue of hardly have been lost up: Inglesas: were tall, of course, but "No, nenores," said the grocer,

for once contradicting them both." the war, he referred signi- on any of his hearers; cer- half a women! ficantly to Britain and the tainly it was not lost upon Quito, ignoring him.

"You see that point;" continued "That's what's so odd. It's most- "You can'tly the Italians and the Germans." United States as partners Nazi'listeners in Berlin." show a dlm that would offend, a

A. CALDERON..

dren talk about them.

terested. "I've always fancied a

"Those

member."

grudge against the dictators. It'al quite simple if you want to; go over to Montevideo for the day. There's no ban on it in Uruguay.'

"Is that

the so, senor," said

ac- grocer thoughtfully. "That counts for It, "then. I've got a one of the

and

nephew working on ferry-boats between here Montevideo, and he says there's been quite a run on day trips just now, almost like there was the time of the Graf Spee. Always crowded they are.".

"With us

statistics," said are

sorship."

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