heashesoftheruins.Ameriswereeverywhere.SoldiersfortunateenoughtohavedrawndutyguardingagaiernEuroperatherthanfightinginam.Strung-outrunawaysintheKonstablerwacheshootingupinbroaddaylightingforoursparege.Ourfirstweektogether,wefeltoutofplacebetweenthesoldiersandthejunkies.

    OnSundaywestrolledovertotheR?merberg,apapier-m?chéversionofthemedievalAlstadtthathadbeenmostlybombedoutbytheAlliesinthefinalmonthsofthewar.Forthefirsttimeonourtrip,theweatherwasbrightandsunny,andweenjoyedaspringtimestreetfair.Onthecarouselinthemiddleofthefestival,TessrodeazebraandIagriffin;thenweheldhandsafterlunthecafeasastrollingquartetplayedasongforus.Asifthehoneymoonhadfinallyenced,whenwemadelovethatnight,ourtinyroombecameacozyparadise.

    "Thisismorelikeit,"shewhisperedinthedark."HowIimaginedwewouldbetogether.Iwisheverydaycouldbeliketoday."

    IsatupandlitaCamel."Iwaswifmaybetomorrowwecouldgoourownwaysforawhile.Youknow,havetimetoourselves.Justthinkhowmuchmorewellhavetotalkaboutwhenwerebacktogether.TheresstuffIdliketodothatmighterestingtoyou,soIwasthinkingmaybeIcouldgetupabitearlierandgoout,andIdbeback,probably,bythetimeyouwokeup.SeetheNationalLibrary.Youwouldbeboredtotears."

    "Coolout,Henry."Sherolledoverandfacedthewall."Thatsoundsperfect.Imgettingalittletiredofspendingeverymiogether."

    Ittookallmtofindtherighttraiherightstreets,andtheaddresstotheDeutscheBibliothek,andanotherhourorsotofindthemaproom.Acharmingyounglibrarianwithwor