Robert Silverberg - The Palace at Midnight

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THE PALACE AT MIDNIGHT
By Robert Silverberg
The foreign minister of the Empire of San Francisco was trying to sleep late. Last night had been
a long one, a wild if not particularly gratifying party at the Baths, too much to drink, too much
to smoke, and he had seen the dawn come up like thunder out of Oakland 'crost the Bay. Now the
telephone was ringing. He integrated the first couple of rings nicely into his dream, but the next
one began to undermine his slumber, and the one after that woke him up. He groped for the receiver
and, eyes still closed, managed to croak, "Christensen here."
"Tom, are you awake? You don't sound awake. It's Morty, Tom. Wake up."
The undersecretary for external affairs. Christensen sat up, rubbed his eyes, ran his
tongue around his lips. Daylight was streaming into the room. His cats were glaring at him from
the doorway. The little Siamese pawed daintily at her empty bowl and looked up expectantly. The
fat Persian just sat.
"Tom?"
"I'm up! I'm up! What is it, Morty?"
"I didn't mean to wake you. How was I supposed to know, one in the afternoon-"
"What is it, Morty?"
"We got a call from Monterey. There's an ambassador on the way up, and you've got to meet with
her."
The foreign minister worked hard -at clearing the fog from his brain. He was thirty-nine years
old, and all night parties took more out of him than they once had.
"You do it, Morty."
"You know I would, Tom. But I can't. You've got to handle this one yourself. It's prime."
"Prime? What kind of prime? You mean, like a great dope deal? Or are they declaring war on us?"
"How would I know the details? The call came in, and they said it was prime. Ms. Sawyer must
confer with Mr. Christensen. It wouldn't involve dope, Tom. And it can't be war, either. Shit, why
would Monterey want to make war on us? They've only got ten soldiers, I bet, unless they're
drafting the Chicanos out of the Salinas calabozo, and besides-"
"All right." Christensen's head was buzzing. "Go easy on the chatter. Okay? Where am I supposed to
meet her?"
. "In Berkeley."
"You're kidding."
"She won't come into the city. She thinks it's too dangerous over here."
"What do we do, kill ambassadors and
barbecue them? She'll be safe here, and she knows it."
"Look. I talked to her. She thinks the city is 'too crazy. She'll come as far as Berkeley, but
that's it."
"Tell her to go to hell."
"Tom, Tom-"
Christensen sighed. "Where in Berkeley will she be?"
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