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Chalmers glanced quickly at his watch. "Now, Doctor Whitburn, if you have nothing further to discuss, I have a class in a few minutes. If you'll excuse me...." CHALMERS GLANCED QUICKLY AT HIS WATCH NOW DOCTOR WHITBURN IF YOU HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO DISCUSS I HAVE A CLASS IN A FEW MINUTES IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME
rmation, I have one; you signed it yourself, in case you've forgotten. If you want my resignation, you'll have to show cause, in a court of law, why my contract should be voided, and I don't think a slip of the tongue is a reason for voiding a contract that any court would accept." Whitburn's face reddened. "You don't, don't you? Well, maybe it isn't, but insanity is. It's a very good reason for voiding a contract voidable on grounds of unfitness or incapacity to teach." He had been expecting, and mentally shrinking from, just that. Now that it was out, however, he felt relieved. He gave another short laugh. "You're willing to go into open court, covered by reporters from papers you can't control as you do this student sheet here, and testify that for the past twelve years you've had an insane professor on your faculty?" "You're.... You're trying to blackmail me?" Whitburn demanded, half rising. "It isn't blackmail to tell a man that a bomb he's going to throw will blow up in his hand.  SUCH THINGS AS TENURE CONTRACTS WELL FOR YOUR INFORMATION I HAVE ONE YOU SIGNED IT YOURSELF IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN IF YOU WANT MY RESIGNATION YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW CAUSE A COURT OF LAW WHY MY CONTRACT SHOULD BE VOIDED AND I DON'T THINK A SLIP OF TONGUE IS A REASON FOR HOARDING A CONTRACT THAT ANY COURT WOULD ACCEPT WHITBURN'S FACE REDDENED YOU DON'T DON'T YOU WELL MAYBE IT ISN'T BUT INSANITY IS IT'S A VERY GOOD REASON FOR VOIDING A CONTRACT VOIDABLE ON GROUNDS OF UNFITNESS OR INCAPACITY TO TEACH HE HAD BEEN EXPECTING AND MENTALLY SHRINKING FROM JUST THAT NOW THAT IT WAS OUT HOWEVER HE FELT RELIEVED HE GAVE ANOTHER SHORT LAUGH YOU'RE WILLING TO GO INTO OPEN COURT COVERED BY REPORTERS FROM PAPERS YOU CAN'T CONTROL AS YOU DO THIS STUDENT SHEET HERE AND TESTIFY THAT FOR THE PAST TWELVE YEARS YOU'VE HAD AN INSANE PROFESSOR ON YOUR FACULTY YOUR YOU'RE TRYING TO BLACKMAIL MEAN WHITBURN DEMANDED HALF RISING IT ISN'T BLACKMAIL TO TELL A MAN THAT A BUMP HE'S GOING TO THROW A BLOW UP IN HIS HAND
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