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of port in a cab drivers' bar, and the wine on an empty stomach had a pleasant effect. Here and there in the streets there came a sprinkling of Russian speech: "... Skol'ko raz ya tebe govorila" ("... How many times have I told you"). And again, after the passage of several natives: "... He's willing to sell them to me, but frankly, I..." The excitement made him chuckle and finish each pipeful much more quickly than usual. "... Seemed to be gone, but now Grisha's down with it too...." He considered going up to the next pair of Russians and asking, very politely: "Do you know by any chance Olga Kind, born Countess Karski?" They mus