Egon Rettmer—citizen of neutral Silte, but an agent for the Nord-Deutschland in their war
against the Masurians—uses time travel for his communiques and, as he realizes on the eve
of the N-D invasion, there’s the potential to use it for more, maybe even to get a good
start with that entrancing visitor, Heidi.
She was behaving towards him, literally, as if he had been in two places at
once. . . as if, this morning, he had met her and told her of
the escape plans he had only half started to form a few minutes ago!
DEBUT
“The Agent,” in Aries, 1, edited by John Grant (David and Charles,
1979).
VARIANTS
Debut. “The Agent,” in Aries, 1, edited by John Grant (David and Charles, 1979).
She was behaving towards him, literally, as if he had been in two places at
once. . . as if, this morning, he had met her and told her of
the escape plans he had only half started to form a few minutes ago!
1 English variant