Our Man in Havana

by Graham Greene

‘The other day I was offered money.’ ‘Yes?’ ‘To get information.’ ‘What sort of information?’ ‘Secret information.’ Dr Hasselbacher sighed. He said, ‘You are a lucky man, Mr Wormold. That information is always easy to give.’ ‘Easy?’ ‘If it is secret enough, you alone know it. All you need is a little imagination,

Wormold began to realize the fundamental weakness of his plan, that it is possible for a good player to defeat an opponent without capturing his pieces.