The Night In Lisbon ; Tr. By Ralph Manheim - Plot & Excerpts
I turned back. I doubted that my disappearance could have been noticed so soon, but still it seemed advisable to keep away from the railroad for the present. As long as an internee is safe behind the barbed wire, no one gives him a thought, but the moment he escapes, he becomes hugely important. In camp a crust of bread is too good for him; to catch him when he runs away, no expense is spared. Whole companies are mobilized. "I hitched a ride in a truck. The driver cursed the war, the Germans, the French government, the American government, and God; but he shared his lunch with me before letting me off. I walked about an hour and finally reached the next railroad station. I had learned not to arouse suspicion by trying to be inconspicuous. I walked right in and asked for a first-class ticket to the next town. The ticket seller hesitated. Fearing that he was going to ask for my papers, I bawled him out for being so slow. Puzzled and intimidated, he gave me my ticket.
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