He stood up and moved to the door, but Marta now wanted to ask him a question:
'And Why do you work for the police, young man? The police always put the wrong people in prison, you know.'
'Marta, ' Felix said tiredly, 'Alex Din on is a murderer.
He murdered-'
'Oh, I know that,'Marta said. 'The newspapers said that. But newspapers and the television never tell us the true story. Alex Dinon isn't a murderer. He's a nice young man.'
'A nice young man?' Felix said quickly. 'How do you know that? '
'He's got a nice face. That's why. I saw his picture on the television. I'm an old woman and I can read people's faces. '
'So who did murder the president, then?' Felix asked.
'I don't know, ' Marta said. 'You're the policeman. You go and find the murderer. But I can tell you one thing. You can begin with the new president. He's got a murderer's face.'
Adam said angrily, 'that's dangerous talk. '
Marta laughed, and Felix opened the door. 'Let's go, Adam,' he said quietly.
Out in the road Adam said, 'Stupid old woman! '
'Yes, ' Felix said. 'Perhaps she was... and perhaps she wasn't.'