![]() The clerk at the very expensive Hotel Goldene Eiche had given him the name of the Restaurant Maximillian. ![]() But tonight he had to find the perfect chateaubriand. He enjoyed peace, he relished freedom, he didn't really need wealth nor did he desire fame. As he walked along what was locally known as the Royal Road - so named because it was the procession path of visiting kings - he passed sights like Neptune's Fountain at the center of the Long Market and the Golden Gate with its statues symbolizing Peace, Freedom, Wealth and Fame. The population was ninety-eight percent German, and this was also reflected in its language. It had once been known as Gdansk and was originally part of Poland, had a complicated political history between the rulership of Poland and Germany and was now, in this month of April in the year 1938, known as a "free city" with its own national anthem, constitution, government and even its own stamps and currency apart from the Polish standard. ![]() He was out for enjoyment this evening, strolling casually through the charming streets of Danzig, a busy harbor city on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Sea Chase One At Work By Midnight He was a gentleman in search of a good piece of meat. ![]()
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