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together when her father was promoted to a . . .  He looked at Kate.
 Generalmajor Brigadier General.
Hands ended with,  And he was sent to the German Staff College.
When Hands took a moment to sip his beer, Kate jumped in.  My
mother insisted I learn English and tutored me at home. She was a
wonderful woman and I loved her dearly. She died in 1909 from some
disease the doctors could not diagnose.
Before the others could express the sympathy that showed on their
faces, she went on.  When I graduated from German secondary school
in 1905, my father wanted me to attend a German university. My mom
wouldn t hear of it. She won him over and I was sent to Oxford.
Hands interjected proudly,  She graduated with a first in 1909,
whatever that is.
 In what did you graduate? Mariko asked.
 In theater.
Hands added,  She is now a famous actress in German films. And
he thought, This explains for them her free spirit and dress. Finally.
He d been worried what they might have thought.
She said,  My stage name is Nicole. I m now so identified with the
name that my billing omits my surname.
Sal and Dolphy unconsciously leaned forward to get a good look at
Kate, and then gaped at her.  That s why you look familiar, Dolphy
got out.  We ve seen you in some of the foreign films shown here.
At first Mariko looked stunned, but then she covered it with a blank
stare. Hands realized she did not think highly of actresses, but he was con-
fident Kate would win her over, especially with what he would soon say.
Sal was now grinning.  Good for you Kate for your success. So,
you re an actress . . . . He let that hang. It was vintage Sal, and it was
clear what he had in mind.
Hands lips tightened and he glared at Sal, but Kate leaned toward
him and matched Sal s smile.  Thank you, Sal. And you are . . . a close
friend of my dear Hands, and a very important member of our new
team. Yes?
Sal colored again and tried to cover with a grin that only made
him look more embarrassed. He finally nodded and took a quick sip
of his beer.
Hands couldn t believe it. Sal put down three times in one day.
Dolphy lifted his beer.  A toast to Kate to Nicole and her join-
ing us. Welcome, Kate.
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After all had clicked their glasses, Dolphy commented,  Hands,
you know, has told us nothing about what you know about us, or Joy,
John, and Jy-ying, God bless them. He bowed his head toward the
urns for a moment.
 Or Prince Wei, Mariko added in a whisper.
Kate responded quickly.  Hands told me about them coming from
the future. They and all of you are prodemocracy you believe democ-
racy will stop war and massacres.
Dolphy looked at Hands as though he was crazy.  He told you that?
Hands was quite comfortable under Dolphy s, and now Mariko s,
accusing eyes. Almost smugly, he leaned back in his chair and drawled,
 My friends, meet the White Knight.
As he expected, Sal asked,  Where?
Hands pointed to Kate.  She is the White Knight.
The  So? hung in the air.
Hands sighed deeply, shook his head, and repeated slowly,  White
Knight! Don t you people remember anything about Europe? He tried
to make it obvious with his exaggerated look and gestures that he was
kidding, unconsciously aping the way John would have done it.  You
know, the White Knight that Jy-ying and John talked about.
Mariko pointed a finger at Kate.  That him?
 I ll be goddamned, Dolphy said.  Now I remember. Even in San
Francisco, we had heard something about this Robin Hood of democracy.
Our Berlin office occasionally sent us a clipping detailing his her
activities. At one time, John and Jy-ying talked about us joining forces
with the White Knight, but we were afraid of letting him know about us.
He glanced at Mariko.  Ah, we had no doubt it was a male at the time. A
woman couldn t . . . wouldn t be doing that . . . kind of thing. His voice
disappeared at the end, and he looked away from Mariko.
 That s stupid, Sal said.  I know better. Why, I had a girlfriend
once who 
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