CHAPTER 95 - GENERAL JOHN HOPKINS AND TELEVISION ---- CAPÍTULO 95 - EL GENERAL JOHN HOPKINS Y LA TELEVISIÓN ----
That night he returned with the car loaded. On the back seat was a considerably sized contraption wrapped in blankets and tied with cord. In the boot, some long metal tubes protruded over the lid. Pablo and Andrew helped unload everything into the hall of Villa Claire, where the bundle occupied the space with an unmistakable presence. The family gradually gathered in silence. 'What's that?' said Charlotte. 'A television set, a Pye,' said John. 'And those tubes?' 'The aerial.' There was a silence. 'And how did it get through customs?' said Andrew. 'With the help of certain friends I'd rather not mention,' said John. Andrew looked at the contraption and then at his father with an expression somewhere between amused and resigned. John P. slowly circled the bundle with wide eyes. Julian touched it with one finger as if needing to confirm it was real. 'And what can you watch on it?' asked John P. 'Gibraltar,' said John,...
