By Way of Deception

148 BY WAY OF DECEPTIONran across the street, got into the car with the man who had beenon the phone, and drove off into the night.I remember best the way Drory described the operation. It was theway you'd describe a good meal, when you've really enjoyedyourself at a good place. Like a superb dinner. I'll never forget theway Drory described the hit part. He lifted his hands in front ofhim as if he had a gun and then shot it. It was scary. I've beenshot at and seen a lot of things. But the face Drory made at thatmoment is something I'll never forget. He was so excited he wasgrinding his teeth.During a short question period later, Drory was asked how it feltto shoot someone when it wasn't self-defense or on a battlefield."This was national self-defense," he replied. "He wasn't shooting atme, but he was figuratively holding a gun at my nation. Feelinghas nothing to do with this. Besides, I wasn't feeling that badly."Asked what his colleague Amikan might have been thinking as helurked in the bushes waiting for his prey to come home, Droryexplained that he said he'd kept looking at his watch because itwas getting late and he was hungry. He wanted to get it over withand get out of there and grab something to eat — just like anyoneelse whose job was keeping them from dinner.We didn't ask him many questions after that.* * *We were soon to begin an extensive course in photography,learning the use of various cameras, and how to develop film,including a method of using two chemical tablets to make asolution with lukewarm water and soak a film for 90 seconds sothat it is not fully developed — that can be done later — but canbe checked to make sure the required image is there. We alsoexperimented with various lenses and with taking photographsfrom various hidden devices, such as side bags.Pinhas Maidan, one of the three newcomers who had joined thegroup for this final term, decided to turn his photography lessonsinto a handsome profit.