Article: A friend calls on the Daniloffs

I had a free evening in Moscow a few weeks ago so I decided to call up an old friend - Nick Daniloff, U.S. News and World Report's correspondent in the Soviet capital.

I made the call in the middle of the afternoon. Nick didn't stand on ceremony. "How about joining us tonight for dinner?" he asked. "Six o'clock - no, wait, I'd better ask Ruth first. Can you call back in an hour or so?'

When I did, the time was set at 7 o'clock.

I stopped off at the hard-currency shop in my hotel, picked up a bottle of imported French spirits, boarded a taxi and followed Nick's instructions.

By the time I got there - a bit late - Nick and Ruth already had begun their dinner. They commanded me to join ...

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