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Heiskell:

Seriously. I couldn't wait to go out with him again. I was rather taken by his wife and by his ability to eat glass.

Q:

Was his wife very pretty?

Heiskell:

Yes. I think she was Russian. Anyway, finally--

Q:

What was the nightlife like in Lisbon at that moment?

Heiskell:

Oh, the nightclubs were doing a booming business and, you know, the Portuguese idea of entertainment at night is something called Fado, and the Fado is really a lament. It's the saddest thing in the world and it gets sadder and sadder as the evening goes on until all the people in the nightclub are sitting there with tears in their eyes and moaning and sobbing. [laughter] You can see why I would stay in Lisbon for a while.

Q:

So you came back ultimately?

Heiskell:

So then I came back on the clipper and among the people who were on the clipper was a very beautiful lady called Madeleine Carroll who I ultimately married.

Q:

But you met her coming back on--

Heiskell:

I met her there but I didn't see her again for years but I met her on the plane.





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