and met Hitler and other German officials. In addressing the Cabinet shortly after German forces crossed the border, Chamberlain placed blame on both Germany and Austria. In May, Czech border guards shot two Sudeten German farmers who were trying to cross the border into Czechoslovakia without stopping for border controls. During this time, Marcelle was often left alone in the room while Piaf and Mômone were out on the streets or at the club singing. These were almost completely forgotten until after Smith's death. Another theme of the Skylark novels involves precursors of modern information technology. As early as 1926, Meyer had written to Irène Joliot-Curie suggesting that Rona work with her to learn how his laboratory could make their own polonium samples. Once Hans Pettersson was able